Taskinen is a Finnish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Antti Taskinen (born 1976) Finnish double-murderer Heikki Taskinen (1888–1952), Finnish farmer and politician Heikki Taskinen (athlete) (1905–1988), Finnish athlete Heimo Taskinen (born 1947); Finnish ski-orienteering competitor Markku Taskinen (born 1952), Finnish athlete Vili Taskinen (1874–1930), Finnish farmer and politician Vitali Taskinen (born 1986) Finnish ice hockey goaltender