Toivonen is a Finnish surname. Notable people with the surname include: [1]
- Armas Toivonen (1899–1973), Finnish marathon runner
- Ester Toivonen (1914–1979), Finnish beauty pageant winner and actress
- Hannu Toivonen (born 1984), Finnish ice hockey player
- Harri Toivonen (born 1960), Finnish racing driver
- Henri Toivonen (1956–1986), Finnish rally driver
- Kalervo Toivonen (1913–2006), Finnish javelin thrower
- Kari-Pekka Toivonen (born 1967), Finnish actor
- Markus Toivonen (born 1979), Finnish musician
- Nestori Toivonen (1865–1927), Finnish sport shooter
- Ola Toivonen (born 1986), Swedish footballer
- Pauli Toivonen (1929–2005), Finnish rally driver
- Thomas Toivonen (born 1974), Swedish-Finnish jazz guitarist
- Tuija Toivonen (born 1958), Finnish long-distance runner
Armas Adam Toivonen was a Finnish athlete who mainly competed in the men's marathon during his career.
Ester Toivonen was elected Miss Finland in 1933. She was 19 and working in a bread shop in Helsinki when she was discovered by the director of the Helsinki Golf-Casino, where the Finnish pageant was to be held. She also won the Miss Europe Contest in Great Britain 1934. Later she became a film star.
Hannu Pekka Toivonen is a Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender who is currently playing for the Maine Mariners in the ECHL. He previously played with the Boston Bruins and the St. Louis Blues in the National Hockey League (NHL), the former of which drafted him 29th overall in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. Toivonen also spent several years with the Tampereen Ilves of the Liiga in his home country.
