I have found this name in Sweden (Maria Turpiainen was mentioned in some article about folklore). I know that 40000 Finns moved to "Finnskogarna" Sweden during 1600's. There's only one family in Finland having this name and because it is my mother's maiden name, I am very interested in any information about persons and families carring this name. I can handle the research in Finland but in Sweden, Norway, United Staes and Russia or Carelia, if you have paersons with this name in your genealogical path I would preciate information. Thank you, Hessu.