According to this discussion I found on wordreference.com, -nen and -ainen are equivalent, and may be a diminutive or indicate a person from a given place or of a given sort.
Hietala might be from hieta, “fine sand,” plus the “farm name” suffix -la.
According to this discussion I found on wordreference.com, -nen and -ainen are equivalent, and may be a diminutive or indicate a person from a given place or of a given sort.
Hietala might be from hieta, “fine sand,” plus the “farm name” suffix -la.