Hämäläinen is a surname originating in Finland (in Finnish, it means "Tavastian"), where it is the sixth most common[1] surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Hämäläinen
Language(s)Finnish
Origin
Meaning"Tavastian", from hämäläinen ("a Tavastian"), derived from hämälä, form of Häme ("Tavastia") and -inen ("-ian")
Region of originFinland

References

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  1. ^ As of March 2010, "Most common surnames"[dead link], Finnish Population Register Center Archived May 23, 2010, at the Wayback Machine (English version), verkkopalvelut.vrk.fi/Nimipalvelu