Nurmela
# Nurmela

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

* Holger Nurmela (1920–2005), Swedish ice hockey player
* Kari Nurmela (1930–1984), Finnish opera singer
* Mika Nurmela (born 1971). Finnish footballer
* Tapio Nurmela (born 1975), Finnish Nordic combined skier
* Tauno Kalervo Nurmela (1907–1985), Finnish academic
   * 1696 Nurmela, asteroid, named after Tauno Kalervo Nurmela
* Sulo Nurmela (1908–1999), Finnish cross-country skier
