title: Torikka
text: # Torikka
  
  Torikka is a Finnish surname.
  
  ## Geographical distribution
  
  As of 2014, 89.1% of all known bearers of the surname Torikka were residents of Finland (frequency 1:9,223), 7.6% of Sweden (1:193,074) and 1.6% of Canada (1:3,345,273).
  
  In Finland, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:9,223) in the following regions:
  
  * 1. South Karelia (1:2,743)
  * 2. Southwest Finland (1:3,830)
  * 3. Southern Savonia (1:4,615)
  * 4. Lapland (1:5,251)
  * 5. Päijänne Tavastia (1:5,734)
  * 6. Tavastia Proper (1:5,763)
  * 7. Kymenlaakso (1:6,836)
  
  ## People
  
  * Elsa Torikka (born 1930), Finnish javelin thrower
  * Timo Torikka (born 1958), Finnish actor
  