Taipale is a common Finnish surname. As of December 2012, almost 4,000 people in Finland have this name, which makes it approximately one in 1,400.^[1] The meaning is portage, journey or stretch of road.^[2]

Notable people having this surname include:

• Armas Taipale, Finnish athlete
• Hannu Taipale, Finnish cross country skier
• Ilkka Taipale, Finnish politician and psychiatrist
• Ilmari Taipale, Finnish long-distance runner
• K. A. Taipale, Finnish lawyer, scholar, and social theorist
• Kuisma Taipale, Finnish cross-country skier
• Tero Taipale, Finnish football player
• Vappu Taipale, Finnish politician and psychiatrist

Surname list

This page lists people with the surname Taipale.
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