Jokela is a Finnish surname, originating from the name of the town of Jokela, located 30 miles away from Helsinki. Many other locations have the same name around the country. , there are 7,000 Finnish people alive today who have this surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Antti Jokela (born 1981), Finnish ice hockey goaltender Juha Jokela (born 1970), Finnish playwright and scriptwriter Mikko Jokela (born 1980), Finnish ice hockey defenceman Monica Vikström-Jokela (born 1960), Finnish-Swedish television script writer and author Leo Jokela (1927–1975), Finnish actor
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