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Rytkönen is a Finnish surname.

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 94.7% of all known bearers of the surname Rytkönen were residents of Finland (frequency 1:1,848), 3.6% of Sweden (1:87,139) and 1.0% of Estonia (1:10,167).

In Finland, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:1,848) in the following regions:

• 1. Northern Savonia (1:375)
• 2. Kainuu (1:896)
• 3. Central Finland (1:1,387)
• 4. North Karelia (1:1,395)
• 5. Southern Savonia (1:1,644)
• 6. Lapland (1:1,650)

People

• August Rytkönen (1886–1960), Finnish construction worker and politician
• Aulis Rytkönen (1929–2014), Finnish footballer
• Arvo Rytkönen (1929–1980), Finnish Minister of Trade and Industry
• Seppo Rytkönen, Finnish orienteering competitor

References

1. Rytkönen surname distribution

• Surnames
• Finnish-language surnames
• Surnames of Finnish origin