Saarinen
Appearance
Saarinen is a Finnish surname of Virtanen type derived from the word 'saari', "island". Notable people with the surname include:
- Aarne Saarinen, Finnish politician
- Aino-Kaisa Saarinen, Finnish skier
- Aline B. Saarinen (1914–1972), American art and architecture critic
- Ari Saarinen (born 1967), Finnish ice hockey player
- Arno Saarinen, Finnish gymnast
- Eliel Saarinen, Finnish architect
- Eero Saarinen, son of Eliel, also a Finnish architect and furniture designer
- Eeva Saarinen, Finnish breaststroke swimmer
- Eric Saarinen (born 1942), American cinematographer and film director
- Esa Saarinen, Finnish philosopher
- Ingegerd Saarinen, Swedish politician
- Jaana Saarinen, Finnish actress
- Janne Saarinen, Finnish footballer
- Jarno Saarinen, (1945–1973), Finnish motorcycle racer
- Jenni Saarinen, Finnish figure skater
- Jesse Saarinen (born 1985), Finnish ice hockey player
- Johanna Saarinen (born 1973), Finnish biathlete
- Lilian Swann Saarinen (1912–1995), American sculptor and artist
- Mari Saarinen, Finnish ice hockey player
- Martti Saarinen, Finnish singer
- Olavi Saarinen, Finnish politician
- Ossi Saarinen, Finnish ice hockey player
- Pekka Saarinen, Finnish car racer
- Sakari Saarinen, Finnish footballer
- Sanna Saarinen (born 1991), Finnish women's footballer
- Simo Saarinen, Finnish ice hockey player
- Tero Saarinen (born 1964), Finnish dancer and choreographer
- Veli Saarinen, Finnish cross-country skier
- Yrjö Saarinen (1899–1977), Finnish engineer and politician
- Yrjö Saarinen (painter) (1899–1958), Finnish painter