- Source: Taipale (surname)
Taipale is a common Finnish surname. As of December 2012, almost 4,000 people in Finland have this name, which makes it approximately one in 1,400. The meaning is portage, journey or stretch of road.
Notable people
Notable people having this surname include:
Armas Taipale, Finnish athlete
Hannu Taipale, Finnish cross country skier
Ilkka Taipale, Finnish politician and psychiatrist
Ilmari Taipale, Finnish long-distance runner
K. A. Taipale, Finnish lawyer, scholar, and social theorist
Kuisma Taipale, Finnish cross-country skier
Tero Taipale, Finnish football player
Vappu Taipale, Finnish politician and psychiatrist
