Finnish
Etymology
Probably from karkea (dialectal karkia) either through place names or a byname/nickname + -inen.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑrkiɑi̯nen/, [ˈkɑ̝rk̟iˌɑ̝i̯ne̞n]
- Rhymes: -ɑinen
- Syllabification(key): Kar‧ki‧ai‧nen
- Hyphenation(key): Kar‧ki‧ai‧nen
Proper noun
Karkiainen
- a Finnish surname
Declension
| Inflection of Karkiainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
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| nominative
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Karkiainen
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Karkiaiset
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| genitive
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Karkiaisen
|
Karkiaisten
Karkiaisien
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| partitive
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Karkiaista
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Karkiaisia
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| illative
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Karkiaiseen
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Karkiaisiin
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
|
Karkiainen
|
Karkiaiset
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Karkiainen
|
Karkiaiset
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| gen.
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Karkiaisen
|
| genitive
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Karkiaisen
|
Karkiaisten
Karkiaisien
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| partitive
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Karkiaista
|
Karkiaisia
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| inessive
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Karkiaisessa
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Karkiaisissa
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| elative
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Karkiaisesta
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Karkiaisista
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| illative
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Karkiaiseen
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Karkiaisiin
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| adessive
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Karkiaisella
|
Karkiaisilla
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| ablative
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Karkiaiselta
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Karkiaisilta
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| allative
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Karkiaiselle
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Karkiaisille
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| essive
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Karkiaisena
|
Karkiaisina
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| translative
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Karkiaiseksi
|
Karkiaisiksi
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| abessive
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Karkiaisetta
|
Karkiaisitta
|
| instructive
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—
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Karkiaisin
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| comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
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| first-person singular possessor
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|
|
singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Karkiaiseni
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Karkiaiseni
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
Karkiaiseni
|
Karkiaiseni
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| gen.
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Karkiaiseni
|
| genitive
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Karkiaiseni
|
Karkiaisteni
Karkiaisieni
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| partitive
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Karkiaistani
|
Karkiaisiani
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| inessive
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Karkiaisessani
|
Karkiaisissani
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| elative
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Karkiaisestani
|
Karkiaisistani
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| illative
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Karkiaiseeni
|
Karkiaisiini
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| adessive
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Karkiaisellani
|
Karkiaisillani
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| ablative
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Karkiaiseltani
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Karkiaisiltani
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| allative
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Karkiaiselleni
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Karkiaisilleni
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| essive
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Karkiaisenani
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Karkiaisinani
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| translative
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Karkiaisekseni
|
Karkiaisikseni
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| abessive
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Karkiaisettani
|
Karkiaisittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
Karkiaisineni
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| second-person singular possessor
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|
|
singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Karkiaisesi
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Karkiaisesi
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
Karkiaisesi
|
Karkiaisesi
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| gen.
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Karkiaisesi
|
| genitive
|
Karkiaisesi
|
Karkiaistesi
Karkiaisiesi
|
| partitive
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Karkiaistasi
|
Karkiaisiasi
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| inessive
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Karkiaisessasi
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Karkiaisissasi
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| elative
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Karkiaisestasi
|
Karkiaisistasi
|
| illative
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Karkiaiseesi
|
Karkiaisiisi
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| adessive
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Karkiaisellasi
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Karkiaisillasi
|
| ablative
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Karkiaiseltasi
|
Karkiaisiltasi
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| allative
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Karkiaisellesi
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Karkiaisillesi
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| essive
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Karkiaisenasi
|
Karkiaisinasi
|
| translative
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Karkiaiseksesi
|
Karkiaisiksesi
|
| abessive
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Karkiaisettasi
|
Karkiaisittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Karkiaisinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Karkiaisemme
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Karkiaisemme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Karkiaisemme
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Karkiaisemme
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| gen.
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Karkiaisemme
|
| genitive
|
Karkiaisemme
|
Karkiaistemme
Karkiaisiemme
|
| partitive
|
Karkiaistamme
|
Karkiaisiamme
|
| inessive
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Karkiaisessamme
|
Karkiaisissamme
|
| elative
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Karkiaisestamme
|
Karkiaisistamme
|
| illative
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Karkiaiseemme
|
Karkiaisiimme
|
| adessive
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Karkiaisellamme
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Karkiaisillamme
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| ablative
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Karkiaiseltamme
|
Karkiaisiltamme
|
| allative
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Karkiaisellemme
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Karkiaisillemme
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| essive
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Karkiaisenamme
|
Karkiaisinamme
|
| translative
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Karkiaiseksemme
|
Karkiaisiksemme
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| abessive
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Karkiaisettamme
|
Karkiaisittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Karkiaisinemme
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| second-person plural possessor
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|
singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Karkiaisenne
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Karkiaisenne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Karkiaisenne
|
Karkiaisenne
|
| gen.
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Karkiaisenne
|
| genitive
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Karkiaisenne
|
Karkiaistenne
Karkiaisienne
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| partitive
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Karkiaistanne
|
Karkiaisianne
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| inessive
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Karkiaisessanne
|
Karkiaisissanne
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| elative
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Karkiaisestanne
|
Karkiaisistanne
|
| illative
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Karkiaiseenne
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Karkiaisiinne
|
| adessive
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Karkiaisellanne
|
Karkiaisillanne
|
| ablative
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Karkiaiseltanne
|
Karkiaisiltanne
|
| allative
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Karkiaisellenne
|
Karkiaisillenne
|
| essive
|
Karkiaisenanne
|
Karkiaisinanne
|
| translative
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Karkiaiseksenne
|
Karkiaisiksenne
|
| abessive
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Karkiaisettanne
|
Karkiaisittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
Karkiaisinenne
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| third-person possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Karkiaisensa
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Karkiaisensa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Karkiaisensa
|
Karkiaisensa
|
| gen.
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Karkiaisensa
|
| genitive
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Karkiaisensa
|
Karkiaistensa
Karkiaisiensa
|
| partitive
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Karkiaistaan
Karkiaistansa
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Karkiaisiaan
Karkiaisiansa
|
| inessive
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Karkiaisessaan
Karkiaisessansa
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Karkiaisissaan
Karkiaisissansa
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| elative
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Karkiaisestaan
Karkiaisestansa
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Karkiaisistaan
Karkiaisistansa
|
| illative
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Karkiaiseensa
|
Karkiaisiinsa
|
| adessive
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Karkiaisellaan
Karkiaisellansa
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Karkiaisillaan
Karkiaisillansa
|
| ablative
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Karkiaiseltaan
Karkiaiseltansa
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Karkiaisiltaan
Karkiaisiltansa
|
| allative
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Karkiaiselleen
Karkiaisellensa
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Karkiaisilleen
Karkiaisillensa
|
| essive
|
Karkiaisenaan
Karkiaisenansa
|
Karkiaisinaan
Karkiaisinansa
|
| translative
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Karkiaisekseen
Karkiaiseksensa
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Karkiaisikseen
Karkiaisiksensa
|
| abessive
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Karkiaisettaan
Karkiaisettansa
|
Karkiaisittaan
Karkiaisittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Karkiaisineen
Karkiaisinensa
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Statistics
- The surname Karkiainen belongs to 89 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
References
- ^ Mikkonen, Pirjo; Paikkala, Sirkka (2000), Sukunimet, Helsinki: Otava, →ISBN