Kantola

Kantola is a Finnish toponym and surname. As a place name, Kantola appears in several localities within Finland, often as a component of longer place names or as a neighborhood designation. In Finnish toponymy, the suffix -la/-lä commonly marks a dwelling or locality, so Kantola is typically interpreted as a place associated with a root word or family name, though the exact origin can vary by location.

As a surname, Kantola is of Finnish origin and is one of many surnames formed with the -la suffix. It is most commonly found in Finland and among people of Finnish heritage, and it may point to ancestral ties with a place named Kantola.

In contemporary usage, Kantola may be encountered in maps, genealogical records, and personal names. It does not refer to a single widely recognized entity, but rather to a set of related uses as both a geographic name and a family name in Finnish contexts.