Salmelainen is a Finnish surname.
Geographical distribution As of 2014, 94.5% of all known bearers of the surname Salmelainen were residents of Finland (frequency 1:24,760), 2.1% of Sweden (1:1,969,352) and 2.1% of Australia (1:4,754,775).
In Finland, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:24,760) in the following regions:Salmelainen surname distribution North Karelia (1:5,086) Southern Savonia (1:15,895) Central Finland (1:16,737) Uusimaa (1:17,584) Kymenlaakso (1:18,989) Tavastia Proper (1:23,877)
People Tony Salmelainen, Finnish ice-hockey player Tommi Salmelainen, Finnish ice-hockey player
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