Rantanen

Rantanen is a Finnish surname of Virtanen type derived from the word ranta. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Anssi Rantanen (born 1982), Finnish ice hockey player
 * Eelis Rantanen (1879–1946), Finnish schoolteacher and politician
 * Heli Rantanen (born 1970), Finnish javelin thrower
 * Jari Rantanen (born 1961), Finnish footballer
 * Kaarlo Rantanen (born 1988), Finnish footballer
 * Marko Rantanen (born 1975), Finnish ice hockey goaltender
 * Mari Rantanen, Finnish politician
 * Matti Rantanen (accordionist) (born 1952), Finnish accordionist
 * Matti Rantanen (rally driver) (born 1981), Finnish rally driver
 * Merja Rantanen (born 1980), Finnish orienteering competitor
 * Mikko Rantanen (born 1996), Finnish ice hockey player, forward for the Colorado Avalanche
 * Paavo Rantanen (born 1934), former Finnish Foreign Ministry official, who was briefly the Minister of Foreign Affairs
 * Pasi Rantanen (born 1969), Finnish singer for the band Thunderstone
 * Piritta Rantanen (born 1979), Finnish politician
 * Siiri Rantanen (1924–2023), Finnish cross-country skier
 * Vesa Rantanen (born 1975), Finnish pole vaulter
 * Yrjö Rantanen (1950–2021), Finnish chess grandmaster