Koskela

Borrowed from Finnish Koskela.

Koskela (plural Koskelas)

1. A surname from Finnish.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Koskela is the 31873^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 724 individuals. Koskela is most common among White (94.2%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Koskela”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 341.

From koski (“rapids”) +‎ -la. The neighborhood in Helsinki is named after the rapids of the river Vantaa located in the area; the Swedish name Forsby is older than the Finnish name, as is common for places in Helsinki.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkoskelɑ/, [ˈko̞s̠k̟e̞lɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -oskelɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Kos‧ke‧la

Koskela

1. a Finnish surname from landscape
2. Any of a number of small places in Finland.
   1. A neighborhood of Helsinki

The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used with this place name when referring to a location.

• Koski
• Koskinen

• Koskela is the 64^th most common surname in Finland, belonging to 7,580 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

• kokelas