Kaurismäki is a Finnish surname The name 'wikt:kauris' + wikt:mäki literally means "deer hill". Notable people with the surname include:
Aki Kaurismäki (born 1957), Finnish film director and screenwriter, brother of Mika Juha Kaunismäki (born 1979), Norwegian hockey player Mika Kaurismäki (born 1955), Finnish film director