1979 in Finland explained

The following lists events that happened during 1979 in Finland.

Incumbents

• President: Urho Kekkonen
• Prime Minister: Kalevi Sorsa (until 26 May); Mauno Koivisto (from 26 May)^[1]

Events

• 10 October – The Olkiluoto Nuclear Power Plant began operations in Eurajoki, Satakunta, Finland.^[2]

Births

• 1 February – Aino-Kaisa Saarinen, cross-country skier
• 19 February – Mariska, rapper, singer and songwriter
• 30 March – Laura Huhtasaari, politician
• 1 April – Mikko Franck, orchestral conductor
• 8 April – Alexi Laiho, rock musician (Children of Bodom) (d. 2020)
• 23 April – Lauri Ylönen, singer (The Rasmus)
• 26 April – Janne Wirman, musician (Warmen)
• 6 April – Janne Wirman, keyboardist (Children of Bodom)
• 25 May – Mikko Härkin, metal keyboardist
• 27 May – Laura Österberg Kalmari, footballer
• 18 July – Jaska Raatikainen, drummer (Children of Bodom)
• 31 July – Kai Mykkänen, politician
• 30 September – Juho Kuosmanen, film director and screenwriter^{[3] [4]}
• 17 October – Kimi Räikkönen, racing driver, 2007 Formula 1 world champion
• 27 November – Teemu Tainio, footballer and manager
• 5 December – Niklas Hagman, ice hockey player

Deaths

• 26 August – Mika Waltari, author (b. 1908)^[5]

Notes and References

1. Book: Heath-Brown . Nick . The Statesman's Yearbook 2016: The Politics, Cultures and Economies of the World . 2017 . Springer . 9781349578238 . 460 . en.
2. Web site: TVO 1 . . 13 March 2011 . dead . https://timetravel.mementoweb.org/memento/2011/http://www.insc.anl.gov/cgi-bin/sql_interface?view=rx_com_matrix&qvar=unit&qval=57 . 3 December 2017.
3. http://www.torinofilmlab.it/people/406-juho-kuosmanen Torino Film Lab: Juho Kuosmanen
4. https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-12026208 YLE: Ohjaaja Juho Kuosmanen kertaa riemukasta iltaa Cannesin elokuvajuhlilla – "Ehkä meidät kutsuttiin, koska olimme kaupungissa", voittaja arveli ennen kuin totuus paljastui
5. Book: Hejkalová, Markéta. Turner. Gerald . 2008 . 2007 (Czech). Mika Waltari: The Finn . Helsinki . WSOY . 978-951-0-34335-7 . 171.