Kukkonen is a Finnish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Annika Kukkonen (born 1990), Finnish women's footballer Antti Kukkonen (1889–1978), Finnish Lutheran pastor and politician Lasse Kukkonen (born 1981), Finnish ice hockey player Mikko Kukkonen (born 1988), Finnish ice hockey player Sinikka Kukkonen (1947–2016), Finnish orienteer Sirpa Kukkonen (born 1958), Finnish orienteer