Toivanen is a Finnish surname.
Geographical distribution As of 93.9% of all known bearers of the surname Toivanen were residents of Finland (frequency 1:805) and 2.9% of Sweden (1:46,447).
In Finland, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:805) in the following regions:Toivanen surname distribution Northern Savonia (1:136) North Karelia (1:214) Kainuu (1:398) Southern Savonia (1:559)
People Ahti Toivanen (born 1990), Finnish biathlete Armi Toivanen (born 1980), Finnish actress Erkki Toivanen (1938–2011), Finnish journalist Irma Toivanen (1922–2010), Finnish politician and teacher Joonas Toivanen (born 1991), Finnish ice hockey player Laura Toivanen (born 1988), Finnish biathlete, sister or Ahti Maarit Toivanen (born 1954), Finnish business executive
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