Leena

Leena is a female given name.

Origin and variants

It is a Finnish and Estonian short form of Helena and Matleena . Other short Finnish versions are Hella and Heli .

Well-known namesake

• Leena Lander (* 1955), Finnish writer
• Leena Lehtolainen (* 1964), Finnish writer
• Kaisa Leena Mäkäräinen (* 1983), Finnish biathlete
• Leena Peltonen-Palotie (1952–2010), Finnish molecular geneticist
• Sanna-Leena Perunka (* 1976), Finnish biathlete

See also

• Lena

Individual evidence

1. ^ Mike Campbell: Meaning, origin and history of the name Leena. Retrieved April 24, 2019 .