title: Vanhala
text: # Vanhala
  
  Vanhala is a Finnish surname.
  
  ## Geographical distribution
  
  As of 2014, 85.8% of all known bearers of the surname Vanhala were residents of Finland.
  
  In Finland, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average in the following regions:
  
  * 1. Kymenlaakso (1:395)
  * 2. Päijänne Tavastia (1:1,893)
  * 3. North Ostrobothnia (1:1,898)
  * 4. Central Ostrobothnia (1:2,090)
  * 5. Lapland (1:2,374)
  * 6. Central Finland (1:3,009)
  * 7. Tavastia Proper (1:3,095)
  
  ## People
  
  * Jari Vanhala (born 1965), Finnish footballer
  * Keijo Vanhala (1940–2003), Finnish modern pentathlete
  