Koskela (surname)

Koskela is a Finnish topographic surname meaning "a place of rapids". Notable people with the surname include:

• Harri Koskela (born 1965), Finnish wrestler
• Jari Koskela, Finnish politician
• Lauri Koskela (1907–1944), Finnish wrestler
• Niina Koskela (born 1971), Finnish chess grandmaster
• Pekka Koskela (born 1982), Finnish speedskater
• Pentti Koskela (1945–2024), Finnish ice hockey player
• Terho Koskela (born 1964), Swedish ice hockey player
• Tero Koskela (born 1976), Finnish footballer
• Toni Koskela (born 1983), Finnish footballer

Fictional characters

• Olof Koskela, a main character of the novel The Song of the Blood-Red Flower by Johannes Linnankoski
• Multiple characters, including Vilho Koskela, in the novels by Väinö Linna
• Ilmo and Jakko Koskela, twin brothers from the fictional town of Watery, WA, in the video game Alan Wake 2

See also