Jokela is a Finnish surname, originating from the name of the town of Jokela, located 30 miles away from Helsinki. Many other locations have the same name around the country. As of 2013[update], there are 7,000 Finnish people alive today who have this surname.[1] Notable people with the surname include:
- Antti Jokela (born 1981), Finnish ice hockey goaltender
- Juha Jokela (born 1970), Finnish playwright and scriptwriter
- Mikko Jokela (born 1980), Finnish ice hockey defenceman
- Monica Vikström-Jokela (born 1960), Finnish-Swedish television script writer and author
- Leo Jokela (1927–1975), Finnish actor