Tapani (name)
Tapani is a male given name common in Finland equivalent the name of Stephen. As of 2013 there were more than 150,000 people with this name in Finland. A variant of Tapani is Tahvo. The name Teppo is a diminutive of Tapani. It is listed by the Finnish Population Register Centre as one of the top 10 most popular male given names ever.
Notable people
Some people who have this name include:- Tapani Aartomaa, Finnish graphic designer
- Tapani Haapakoski, Finnish pole vaulter
- Tapani Kalliomäki, Finnish actor
- Tapani Kansa, Finnish singer
- Tapani Niku, Finnish cross-country skier
- Tapani Rinne, Finnish musician
- Tapani Talo, Finnish-American architect and sound technician
- Tapani Tölli, Finnish politician
- Tapani Kalmaru, Welsh archer