Rintala is a Finnish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Toivo Rintala (1876–1953), Finnish consumers' co-operative manager and politician Paavo Rintala (1930–1999), Finnish novelist and theologian Rudy Rintala (1909–1999), American four-sport collegiate athlete and hall-of-famer at Stanford University Sami Rintala (born 1969), Finnish architect and artist Teemu Rintala, Finnish sport shooter