Jaatinen is a Finnish surname.
Geographical distribution As of 2014, 90.2% of all known bearers of the surname Jaatinen were residents of Finland, 2.8% of Australia, 2.0% of Sweden, 1.4% of Estonia and 1.2% of Canada.
In Finland, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:2,099) in the following regions:Jaatinen surname distribution North Karelia (1:839) Southern Savonia (1:947) Central Finland (1:1,102) South Karelia (1:1,249) Päijänne Tavastia (1:1,681) Tavastia Proper (1:1,759) Uusimaa (1:1,867) Southern Ostrobothnia (1:1,920) Kymenlaakso (1:2,035)
People Antti Jaatinen, ice hockey player Arno Jaatinen (1895–1946), military figure Jussi Jaatinen (1899–1968), playwright Margit Jaatinen, Miss Finland competitor in 1958 Marjatta Jaatinen (1927–2003), architect Martti Jaatinen (1928–2008), architect Matti Jaatinen (1928–2005), Finnish politician Olli Jaatinen, bass player Pekka Jaatinen, writer Stig Jaatinen (1918–1999), professor of geography Timo Jaatinen, politician from Helsinki Toivo Jaatinen, sculptor, Saltus Award winner in 2002
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