Salonen

From salo (“deep forest”) +‎ -nen. Attested since the 16th century, originally in South Karelia. Later attested in the coming centuries also in other regions, developing from e.g. farm names. but became common during the adoption (in Western Finland) and Fennicization of surnames in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.^[1]

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑlonen/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝lo̞ne̞n]
• Rhymes: -ɑlonen
• Syllabification^(key): Sa‧lo‧nen
• Hyphenation^(key): Sa‧lo‧nen

Salonen

1. a Finnish surname from landscape

• Salo
• Salomaa
• Salovaara

• Salonen is the 19^th most common surname in Finland, belonging to 13,128 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.