Malinen is a Finnish surname.
Geographical distribution As of 2014, 89.8% of all known bearers of the surname Malinen were residents of Finland, 3.6% of Sweden, 1.4% of Russia, 1.3% of the United States, 1.1% of Australia and 1.1% of Estonia.
In Finland, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:1,240) in the following regions:Malinen surname distribution Kainuu (1:165) North Karelia (1:319) Southern Savonia (1:653) Central Finland (1:759) Päijänne Tavastia (1:924) Tavastia Proper (1:1,065) Northern Savonia (1:1,221)
People Juha Malinen (born 1958), Finnish football manager Jarkko Malinen (born 1988), Finnish ice hockey player Pekka Malinen (1921–2004), Finnish diplomat and politician Sanna Malinen, Finnish professor of psychology in New Zealand
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