Tapio (name)

Tapio is a male given name common in Finland. The nameday is the 18th of June.^[1] As of January 2013 there were almost 140,000 people with this name in Finland.^[2] The name might have originated from the name of the Finnish god of forests, animals, and hunting.^[3] A common nickname for Tapio is Tapsa. It is listed by the Finnish Population Register Centre as one of the top 10 most popular male given names ever.^[4]

Notable people

Some people who have this name include:

• Tapio Hakanen (better known as DJ Orkidea), Finnish electronic music artist
• Tapio Hämäläinen, a Finnish actor
• Tapio Kantanen, Finnish athlete
• Tapio Korjus, Finnish javelin thrower
• Tapio Laakso, Finnish professional ice hockey player
• Tapio Laukkanen, Finnish rally driver
• Tapio Levo, Finnish ice hockey player
• Tapio Luusua, Finnish freestyle skier
• Tapio Nurmela, Finnish nordic combined athlete
• Tapio Rautavaara, Finnish athlete, singer and actor
• Tapio Sipilä, Finnish wrestler
• Tapio Mäkelä, Finnish cross-country skier
• Tapio Wilska, Finnish musician
• Tapio Wirkkala, Finnish designer and sculptor

References

1. http://www.behindthename.com/namedays/name/tapio
2. http://verkkopalvelu.vrk.fi/Nimipalvelu/default.asp?L=3
3. http://www.behindthename.com/name/tapio
4. http://verkkopalvelu.vrk.fi/Nimipalvelu/nimipalvelu_etunimitop.asp?L=3