Tapiola

== Finnish == === Etymology === Tapio +‎ -la === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɑpiolɑ/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝piˌo̞lɑ̝] Rhymes: -olɑ Syllabification(key): Ta‧pi‧o‧la Hyphenation(key): Ta‧pio‧la === Proper noun === Tapiola (Finnic mythology) The forest realm ruled by Tapio. Synonym: Metsola (poetic) Finland as a country of forests. a Finnish surname a district of Espoo ==== Declension ==== The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Tapiola" is Tapiolassa. ==== Statistics ==== Tapiola is the 2680th (tied with 9 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 296 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.