Väisänen

== Finnish == === Etymology === An originally Savonian surname with +‎ -nen. The root has been connected with dialectal väisä (“signpost on an ice-covered lake”), väisäkkä (“crafty”), and possible vernacular forms of Vincentius (compare Viisanen). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʋæi̯sænen/, [ˈʋæi̯s̠æne̞n] Rhymes: -æisænen Syllabification(key): Väi‧sä‧nen Hyphenation(key): Väi‧sä‧nen === Proper noun === Väisänen a Finnish surname transferred from the given name ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Statistics ==== Väisänen is the 35th most common surname in Finland, belonging to 9,591 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland. === References ===