Väisänen

Väisänen is a Finnish surname.

Geographical distribution
As of 2014, 94.9% of all known bearers of the surname Väisänen were residents of Finland and 3.8% of Sweden.

In Finland, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:557) in the following regions:
 * 1. Kainuu (1:85)
 * 2. Southern Savonia (1:153)
 * 3. Northern Savonia (1:212)
 * 4. North Ostrobothnia (1:332)

People

 * A. O. Väisänen (1890–1969), Finnish scholar of folk music, an ethnographer and ethno-musicologist
 * Ilpo Väisänen (born 1963), Finnish electronic musician
 * Kalle Väisänen (born 2003), Finnish ice hockey player
 * Matti Väisänen (ski-orienteer) (born 1948), Finnish ski-orienteering competitor
 * Matti Väisänen (bishop) (born 1934), Finnish former priest and bishop
 * Mervi Väisänen (born 1973), Finnish ski-orienteering and mountain bike orienteering competitor
 * Sauli Väisänen (born 1994), Finnish footballer
 * Ville Väisänen (born 1977), Finnish footballer