2012 in Finland
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The following lists events that happened in 2012 in Finland.
Incumbents[]
Events[]
- 22 January and 5 February – the 2012 Finnish presidential election
- 26 May – the Hyvinkää shooting
- 27 July - 12 August – 56 athletes competed for Finland at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Deaths[]
- 13 February – Tonmi Lillman, musician (b. 1973)
- 9 March – Jammu Siltavuori, murderer and sexual offender (born 1926)
- 5 May – Aatos Erkko, newspaper editor and publisher (b. 1932)
- 10 May – Pekka Marjamäki, ice hockey player (b. 1947)
- 2 June – Soini Nikkinen, javelin thrower (b. 1923).[1]
- 18 July – Seppo Liitsola, ice hockey player (b. 1933)
- 21 September – Karl-Gustav Kaisla, ice hockey referee (b. 1943)
- 27 September – Eija Inkeri, stage and film actress (b. 1926)
- 13 December – Sakari Jurkka, actor (b. 1923)
- 27 December – Jorma Kortelainen, cross country skier and competitive rower (b. 1932).[2]
References[]
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Soini Nikkinen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jorma Kortelainen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
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