Niemelä
# Niemelä

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

* Aarne Ilmari Niemelä (1907–1975), Finnish chess player
* Esu Niemelä (1921–1999), Finnish farmer and politician
* Artturi Niemelä (1923–2021), Finnish homesteader and politician
* Virpi Niemelä (1936–2006), Finnish Argentine astronomer
* Pekka Niemelä (born 1974), Finnish ski jumping coach and former ski jumping
* Markus Niemelä (born 1984), Finnish race car driver
* Mikko Niemelä (born 1990), Finnish ice hockey defenceman
* Joonas Niemelä (born 1997), Finnish ice hockey forward
