Virtanen (also written as Wirtanen) is the most common Finnish surname and may refer to the following people:
Antti Virtanen (b. 1977), Finnish ice hockey player
Arto Virtanen (b. 1947), Finnish author
Artturi Ilmari Virtanen (1895?1973), Finnish chemist and Nobel laureate
Atos Wirtanen (1906?79), Finnish politician
Aulis Virtanen (1926?2006), Finnish sports journalist
Carl A. Wirtanen (1910?1990), American astronomer
Eino Virtanen (1908??), Finnish wrestler and Olympic medal winner
Erik Virtanen (1897?1970), Finnish folklorist
Fredrik Virtanen (b. 1971), Swedish journalist
Harri Virtanen (b. 1963), Finnish dramaturge
Häkä Virtanen (b. 1953), Finnish musician
Kalle Virtanen (b. 1921), Finnish mathematician
Kari Virtanen (b. 1958), Finnish footballer
Keijo Virtanen (b. 1945), Finnish historian
Ilkka Virtanen (b. 1944), Finnish mathematician
Ingmar Virtanen (1919?1991), Finnish physician
Jalmari Virtanen (1889-1939), Karelian poet
Janne Virtanen, Finnish strongman
Janne Virtanen (b. 1
Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtanen