Rantanen

Rantanen is a Finnish surname (in Finnish, it means "small shore") and may refer to:

• Anssi Rantanen (born 1982), Finnish ice hockey player
• Heli Rantanen (born 1970), Finnish javelin thrower
• Jari Rantanen (born 1961), Finnish footballer
• Kaarlo Rantanen (born 1988), Finnish footballer
• Matti Rantanen (accordionist) (born 1952), Finnish accordionist
• Matti Rantanen (rally driver) (born 1981), Finnish rally driver
• Merja Rantanen (born 1980), Finnish orienteering competitor
• Paavo Rantanen (born 1934), former Finnish Foreign Ministry official, who was briefly the Minister of Foreign Affairs
• Pasi Rantanen (born 1969), Finnish singer for the band Thunderstone
• Pauli Rantanen (born 1936), Finnish inventor
• Siiri Rantanen (born 1924), Finnish cross-country skier
• Vesa Rantanen (born 1975), Finnish pole vaulter