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Tiainen is a Finnish surname [1] Tiainen also means a bird, Tit, in Finnish.

Finns or Finnish people are a Finnic ethnic group native to Finland.

Tit (bird) family of birds

The tits, chickadees, and titmice constitute the Paridae, a large family of small passerine birds which occur mainly in the Northern Hemisphere and Africa. Most were formerly classified in the genus Parus.

Finnish language language arising and mostly spoken in Finland, of the Finnic family

Finnish is a Finnic language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland and by ethnic Finns outside Finland. Finnish is one of the two official languages of Finland ; Finnish is also an official minority language in Sweden. In Sweden, both Standard Finnish and Meänkieli, a Finnish dialect, are spoken. The Kven language, a dialect of Finnish, is spoken in Northern Norway by a minority group of Finnish descent.

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Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 93.1% of all known bearers of the surname Tiainen were residents of Finland (frequency 1:1,085), 3.8% of Sweden (1:48,033) and 1.1% of Estonia (1:22,787).

Finland Republic in Northern Europe

Finland, officially the Republic of Finland is a country in Northern Europe bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, and Gulf of Finland, between Norway to the north, Sweden to the northwest, and Russia to the east. Finland is a Nordic country and is situated in the geographical region of Fennoscandia. The capital and largest city is Helsinki. Other major cities are Espoo, Vantaa, Tampere, Oulu and Turku.

Sweden constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe

Sweden, officially the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Scandinavian Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north and Finland to the east, and is connected to Denmark in the southwest by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund, a strait at the Swedish-Danish border. At 450,295 square kilometres (173,860 sq mi), Sweden is the largest country in Northern Europe, the third-largest country in the European Union and the fifth largest country in Europe by area. Sweden has a total population of 10.2 million of which 2.4 million has a foreign background. It has a low population density of 22 inhabitants per square kilometre (57/sq mi). The highest concentration is in the southern half of the country.

Estonia Republic in Northern Europe

Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland with Finland on the other side, to the west by the Baltic Sea with Sweden on the other side, to the south by Latvia (343 km), and to the east by Lake Peipus and Russia (338.6 km). The territory of Estonia consists of a mainland and 2,222 islands in the Baltic Sea, covering a total area of 45,227 km2 (17,462 sq mi), water 2,839 km2 (1,096 sq mi), land area 42,388 km2 (16,366 sq mi), and is influenced by a humid continental climate. The official language of the country, Estonian, is the second most spoken Finnic language.

In Finland, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:1,085) in the following regions: [2]

South Karelia Region in Karelia, Finland

South Karelia is a region of Finland. It borders the regions of Kymenlaakso, Southern Savonia (Etelä-Savo) and North Karelia, as well as Russia.

North Karelia Region in Karelia, Finland

North Karelia is a region in eastern Finland. It borders the regions of Kainuu, Northern Savonia (Pohjois-Savo), Southern Savonia (Etelä-Savo) and South Karelia, as well as Russia.

Southern Savonia Region in Savonia, Finland

Southern Savonia or, officially, Etelä-Savo is a region in the south-east of Finland. It borders the regions of Pohjois-Savo, North Karelia, South Karelia, Päijät-Häme, and Central Finland. The total area of Southern Savonia is 18,768.33 km2, with a population of 153,738 (2011).

Notable people

Lauri Tiainen Finnish military commander

Lauri Taavetti Tiainen was a Finnish Colonel during World War II.

Arto Tiainen was a Finnish cross-country skier.

Petri Tiainen is a retired Finnish football attacking midfielder.

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References

  1. ↑ "Vrk:Väestörekisterikeskus". Verkkopalvelu.vrk.fi. Retrieved 2017-01-14.
  2. ↑ Tiainen surname distribution
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