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Jääskeläinen is a Finnish surname. Notable people with the surname include:

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Jääskeläinen
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Finnish
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Jääskeläinen (surname)

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Jääskeläinen is a Finnish surname. Notable people with the surname include: Ilkka Jääskeläinen, Finnish musician Jari Jääskeläinen, Finnish ice hockey player Jarmo Jääskeläinen (1937–2022), Finnish journalist and documentary maker Jussi Jääskeläinen, retired Finnish football goalkeeper Oula Jääskeläinen, Finnish figure skater Pietari Jääskeläinen, Finnish politician Sulo Jääskeläinen, Finnish skier Yrjö Jääskeläinen (Yrjö Tapani Jääskeläinen) (born 1956), Finnish wheelchair curler, 2018 Winter Paralympian

Originally a Savonian surname, the name literally means "of/from Jääski" and was originally given to people who moved from Jääski to Savonia.

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