2018 in Finland explained

Events in the year 2018 in Finland.

Incumbents

• President: Sauli Niinistö
• Prime Minister: Juha Sipilä
• Speaker: Maria Lohela (until 5 February), Paula Risikko (from 5 February)

Events

28 January – scheduled date for the 2018 Finnish presidential election

Deaths

• 7 January – Markku Into, poet (b. 1945).^[1]
• 9 January – Heikki Kirkinen, historian (b. 1927).^[2]
• 13 January – Kaj Czarnecki, fencer (b. 1936)
• 31 January – Olavi Mäenpää, politician (b. 1950)
• 9 March – Ulla Nenonen, missionary and Bible translator (b. 1933).^[3]
• 23 March – Jaakko Pakkasvirta, film director and screenwriter (b. 1934)
• 23 March – Jukka Mikkola, politician (b. 1943)
• 9 June – Lauri Linna, politician, MP (b. 1930).^[4]
• 21 June – Katriina Elovirta, female association footballer and an international match referee (b. 1961).^[5]
• 11 September – Kalle Könkkölä, politician (MP) and human rights activist (b. 1950).^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Suomalaisen undergroundin ikoni Markku Into on kuollut . iltalehti.fi . fi . 8 January 2018 .
2. Web site: Emeritusprofessori Heikki Kirkinen on kuollut . yle.fi . fi . 21 January 2018 .
3. https://www.lahetysseniorit.fi/ilossa_ja_surussa/vuonna-2018-kuolleet-lahetysseni/ Vuonna 2018 kuolleet lähetysseniorit
4. https://www.kp24.fi/lehti/keskipohjanmaa/539660/lauri-linna-on-kuollut Lauri Linna on kuollut
5. Web site: Finnish football mourns Katriina Elovirta. UEFA.com. UEFA.com. en. 22 June 2018.
6. https://www.uusimaa.fi/artikkeli/702063-kalle-konkkola-on-kuollut Kalle Könkkölä on kuollut