Rantanen
# Rantanen

Rantanen is a Finnish surname meaning "small shore". Notable people with the surname include:

* Anssi Rantanen (born 1982), Finnish ice hockey player
* Eelis Rantanen (1879–1946), Finnish schoolteacher and politician
* Heli Rantanen (born 1970), Finnish javelin thrower
* Jari Rantanen (born 1961), Finnish footballer
* Kaarlo Rantanen (born 1988), Finnish footballer
* Marko Rantanen (born 1975), Finnish ice hockey goaltender
* Mari Rantanen, Finnish politician
* Matti Rantanen (accordionist) (born 1952), Finnish accordionist
* Matti Rantanen (rally driver) (born 1981), Finnish rally driver
* Merja Rantanen (born 1980), Finnish orienteering competitor
* Mikko Rantanen (born 1996), Finnish ice hockey player, forward for the Colorado Avalanche
* Paavo Rantanen (born 1934), former Finnish Foreign Ministry official, who was briefly the Minister of Foreign Affairs
* Pasi Rantanen (born 1969), Finnish singer for the band Thunderstone
* Piritta Rantanen (born 1979), Finnish politician
* Siiri Rantanen (1924–2023), Finnish cross-country skier
* Vesa Rantanen (born 1975), Finnish pole vaulter
* Yrjö Rantanen (1950–2021), Finnish chess grandmaster
