Mäkelä is a surname originating in Finland (in Finnish, it means "hill farm"), where it is the fifth most common, "Most common surnames", Finnish Population Register Center (English version), verkkopalvelut.vrk.fi/Nimipalvelu surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Aleksi Mäkelä, multiple people Hannu Mäkelä, multiple people Mikko Mäkelä, multiple people Santeri Mäkelä (1870–1939), Finnish politician Lauri Mäkelä (1885–1947), Finnish farmer and politician Toini Mäkelä (1895–1973), Finnish socialist revolutionary and military officer Toivo Mäkelä (1909–1979), Finnish film actor Mauno Mäkela (1916–1987), Finnish film producer Väinö Mäkelä (1921–1982), Finnish long-distance runner Uljas Mäkelä (1924–2010), Finnish politician Yrjö Mäkelä (1926–2015), Finnish decathlete Tapio Mäkelä (1926–2016), Finnish cross-country skier Kaija Mäkelä (1930–2023), Finnish swimmer Matti Mäkelä (born 1939), Finnish association football player Bob Makela (1940–1987), American paleontologist of Finnish descent Eero Mäkelä (1942–2008), Finnish chef, first Michelin-starred in Finland Heikki Mäkelä (1946–2024), Finnish sprint canoeist, Summer Olympics (born 1948), Finnish hockey referee Juha Mäkelä (born 1956), Finnish sports shooter Laurie Haycock Makela (born 1956), American graphic designer and educator Taru Mäkelä (born 1959), Finnish film director and screenwriter Taneli Mäkelä (born 1959), Finnish actor, singer and writer Jukka Mäkelä (born 1960), Finnish politician P. Scott Makela (1960–1999), Finnish-American graphic and type designer, AIGA medalist Ilkka Mäkelä (born 1963), Finnish football manager and former player Tomi Mäkelä (born 1964), Finnish-German musicologist Satu Mäkelä-Nummela (born 1970), Finnish sports shooter Janne Mäkelä (born 1971), Finnish footballer Marjo-Riikka Mäkelä (born 1971), Finnish actress Mika Mäkelä (born 1971), Finnish judoka Wille Mäkelä (born 1974), Finnish curler, Olympic medalist Jani Mäkelä (born 1976), Finnish politician Tuukka Mäkelä (born 1982), Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman Juho Mäkelä (born 1983), Finnish footballer Valle Mäkelä (born 1986), Finnish motor racing driver Heini Mäkelä (born 1987), Finnish footballer Tatu Mäkelä (born 1988), Finnish footballer Chelsea Makela (born 1990), American actress Kristiina Mäkelä (born 1992), Finnish athletics competitor Joni Mäkelä (born 1993), Finnish footballer Klaus Mäkelä (born 1996), Finnish conductor and cellist
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