2007 in Finland

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Events in the year 2007 in Finland.

Incumbents[edit]

• President – Tarja Halonen
• Prime Minister – Matti Vanhanen

Events[edit]

• 18 March – the 2007 Finnish parliamentary election
• 10 & 12 May - Eurovision Song Contest 2007
• 7 November - Jokela school shooting
• 21 October – Kimi Raikkonen wins the Championship against Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton, in Brazil

Deaths[edit]

• 2 January – Eino Lehtinen, veteran of the Finnish Civil War (b. 1900)
• 6 January – Alvar Saukko, civil servant and politician (b. 1929).^[1]
• 31 January – Kirka, musician (b. 1950)
• 21 February – Oiva Halmetoja, athlete (b. 1920).^[2]
• 27 February – Raimo Karlsson, wrestler (b. 1948).^[3]
• 24 March – Pentti Ikonen, swimmer (b. 1934).^[4]
• 8 April – Osmo Harkimo, cinematographer (b. 1923)
• 14 April – Reino Poutanen, rower (b. 1928).^[5]
• 15 April – Paavo Tiilikainen, politician (b. 1923).^[6]
• 16 April – Kaarlo Yrjö-Koskinen, baron, journalist and diplomat (b. 1930)
• 29 April – Pentti Lehto, illustrator, caricaturist, cartoonist and author of children's books (b. 1924)
• 30 April – Eeki Mantere, musician (b. 1949).^[7]
• 18 May – Rainer Lemström, politician (b. 1931).^[8]
• 30 May – Toivo Telen, shot putter (b. 1924).^[9]
• 4 June – Antti Viskari, long-distance runner (b. 1928).^[10]
• 23 July – Ragnar Wikström, figure skater (b. 1940)
• 9 August – Rolf Wiik, fencer (b. 1929).^[11]
• 23 August – Martti Pokela, folk musician and composer (b. 1924).^[12]
• 27 September – Marjatta Raita, actress (b. 1944)
• 29 September – Jorma Räty, weightlifter (b. 1946)
• 14 October – Pentti Snellman, athlete (b. 1926).^[13]
• 4 November – Lennart Rönnback, White Guard veteran of the Finnish Civil War of 1918 (b. 1905)
• 7 November - Pekka-Eric Auvinen, School shooter
• 22 December – Esko Valkama, footballer (b. 1924).^[14]
• 26 December – Voitto Liukkonen, sports commentator (b. 1940)
• 27 December – Pentti Pakarinen, ophthalmologist and politician (b. 1924).^[15]
• 31 December – Markku Peltola, actor and musician (b. 1956)

See also[edit]

• 2007 in the European Union
• 2007 in Europe

References[edit]