Rantanen
Rantanen is a Finnish surname of Virtanen type derived from the word ranta. Notable people with the surname include:
- Anssi Rantanen, Finnish ice hockey player
- Eelis Rantanen, Finnish schoolteacher and politician
- Heli Rantanen, Finnish javelin thrower
- Jari Rantanen, Finnish footballer
- Kaarlo Rantanen, Finnish footballer
- Marko Rantanen, Finnish ice hockey goaltender
- Mari Rantanen, Finnish politician
- Matti Rantanen , Finnish accordionist
- Matti Rantanen , Finnish rally driver
- Merja Rantanen, Finnish orienteering competitor
- Mikko Rantanen, Finnish ice hockey player
- Paavo Rantanen, former Finnish Foreign Ministry official, who was briefly the Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Pasi Rantanen, Finnish singer
- Piritta Rantanen, Finnish politician
- Siiri Rantanen, Finnish cross-country skier
- Vesa Rantanen, Finnish pole vaulter
- Yrjö Rantanen, Finnish chess grandmaster