2019 in Finland explained

Events of 2019 in Finland.

Incumbents

Photo	Post	Name
	President of Finland	Sauli Niinistö
	Prime Minister of Finland	Juha Sipilä (until 6 June 2019)
	Prime Minister of Finland	Antti Rinne (starting 6 June 2019) (until 10 December 2019)
	Prime Minister of Finland	Sanna Marin (starting 10 December 2019)

Events

• 26 May – Finland wins the IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship for the third time since 2011
• 1 July – Finland receives the presidency of the Council of the European Union.
• November–December – Finland postal strike controversy 2019

Deaths

January

• 16 January – Unto Wiitala, Finnish Hall of Fame ice hockey player and official. (b. 1925)

February

• 4 February – Matti Nykänen, Finnish ski jumper (born 1963)^[1]
• 5 February – Eero Rantala, Finnish politician (born 1941)
• 5 February – Tapio Lehto, Finnish Olympic triple jumper. (born 1930)
• 7 February – Per Olov Jansson, Finnish photographer. (born 1920)
• 12 February – Olli Lindholm, Finnish singer and guitarist (born 1964)^[2]
• 16 February – Eyvind Wichmann, Finnish-born American theoretical physicist. (born 1928)

March

See main article: Deaths in March 2019.

• 11 March – Pertti Koivulahti, Finnish ice hockey player (Tappara). (b. 1951)
• 15 March – Osmo Jussila, Finnish historian. (b. 1938)
• 17 March – Olavi Mannonen, Finnish modern pentathlete, Olympic silver medalist (1956) and bronze medalist (1952, 1956). (b. 1930)
• 23 March – Matti Launonen, Finnish table tennis player, Paralympic champion (1992, 1996), complications from a fall. (b. 1944)
• 24 March – Ensio Hyytiä, Finnish ski jumper, world championship silver medalist (1958). (b. 1938)

April

• 5 April – Lasse Pöysti, Finnish actor (b. 1927)^[3]
• 6 April – Olli Mäki, Finnish boxer, European amateur champion (1959), complications from Alzheimer's disease. (b. 1936)
• 13 April – Lydia Wideman, Finnish cross-country skier (b. 1920)^[4]
• 22 April – Oiva Toikka, Finnish glass designer (b. 1931)^[5]
• April 26 – Reijo Taipale, Finnish singer (b. 1940)^[6]

May

See main article: Deaths in May 2019.

• May 6 – Pekka Airaksinen, Finnish composer and musician. (b. 1945)
• May 28 – Tuulikki Ukkola, Finnish journalist (Kaleva) and politician, MP (1991–1995, 2007–2011) and leader of the Liberal People's Party (1993–1995). (b. 1943)

June

See main article: Deaths in June 2019.

• June 9 – Juhani Wahlsten, Finnish ice hockey player. (b. 1938)
• June 22 – Leevi Lehto, Finnish poet, translator and programmer, multiple system atrophy. (b. 1951)
• June 29 – Kirsti Simonsuuri, Finnish writer and poet, complications from cancer and Parkinson's disease. (b. 1945)
• June 29 – Ilkka Nummisto, Finnish Olympic sprint canoer (1964, 1968, 1972, 1976). (b. 1944)

July

See main article: Deaths in July 2019.

• July 9 – Klaus Sahlgren, Finnish diplomat. (b. 1928)^[7]
• July 11 – Arto Nilsson, Finnish boxer, Olympic bronze medallist (1968). (b. 1948)^[8]
• July 24 – Claes Andersson, Finnish writer, psychiatrist and politician, MP (1987–1999, 2007–2008). (b. 1937)^[9]
• July 25 – Jorma Kinnunen, Finnish javelin thrower, Olympic silver medalist (1968). (b. 1941)^[10]
• July 29 – Mona-Liisa Nousiainen, Finnish Olympic cross-country skier (2014), cancer. (b. 1983)^[11]

August

• August 23 – Leo Gauriloff, Finnish musician. (b. 1956)
• August 27 – Gustav Wiklund, Finnish actor and painter. (b. 1934)
• August 29 – Juhani Kärkinen, Finnish ski jumper, world champion (1958). (b. 1935)

September

• September 1 – Kari Lehtola, Finnish lawyer, head of the Safety Investigation Authority (1996–2001). (b. 1938)^[12]
• September 1 – Jukka Virtanen, Finnish director, actor and screenwriter, cancer. (b. 1933)^[13]
• September 23 – Harri Hurme, Finnish chess player. (b. 1945)^[14]
• September 29 – Paavo Korhonen, Finnish nordic skier, world champion (1958). (b. 1928)^[15]
• September 29 – Ilkka Laitinen, Finnish lieutenant general, Chief of the Border Guard (2018–2019) and Executive Director of Frontex (2005–2015). (b. 1962)^[16]

October

See main article: Deaths in October 2019.

• October 1 – Jouko Innanen, Finnish cartoonist. (b. 1952)^[17]
• October 7 – Jari Laukkanen, Finnish Olympic cross-country skier (1988). (b. 1962)^[18]
• October 21 – Aila Meriluoto, Finnish poet, writer and translator. (b. 1924)^[19]
• October 28 – Toivo Salonen, Finnish speed skater, Olympic bronze medalist (1956). (b. 1933)^[20]

November

• November 5 – Ulf-Erik Slotte, Finnish diplomat, Ambassador to Turkey (1973–1977), Australia (1988–1991) and Ireland (1991–1996). (b. 1931)^[21]
• November 22 – Antti Rantakangas, Finnish politician, MP (since 1999). (b. 1964)^[22]
• November 27 – Maarit Feldt-Ranta, Finnish politician, MP (2007–2019). (b. 1968)^[23]

December

• December 20 – Matti Ahde, Finnish politician, MP (1970–1999, 2003–2011). (b. 1945)^[24]

See also

• 2019 European Parliament election

Notes and References

1. https://www.is.fi/kotimaa/art-2000005988443.html Matti Nykänen on kuollut
2. https://www.savonsanomat.fi/viihde/Y%C3%B6-yhtyeen-laulaja-Olli-Lindholm-on-kuollut/1325089 Yö-yhtyeen laulaja Olli Lindholm on kuollut
3. https://www.hbl.fi/artikel/lasse-poysti-dod/ Skådespelaren Lasse Pöysti död
4. https://www.mtvuutiset.fi/artikkeli/maailman-vanhin-elossa-ollut-olympiavoittaja-lydia-wideman-lehtonen-on-kuollut/7363862#gs.5cvu02 Maailman vanhin elossa ollut olympiavoittaja Lydia Wideman-Lehtonen on kuollut
5. https://www.mtvuutiset.fi/artikkeli/is-lasilinnuistaan-tunnettu-oiva-toikka-on-kuollut/7375086 Lasilinnuistaan tunnettu Oiva Toikka on kuollut
6. https://www.is.fi/viihde/art-2000006086022.html Reijo Taipale on kuollut – sairasti vuosia
7. http://hs.mediadelivery.fi/img/1920/851187b65d2a47cf8cb8b400f0129614.png Klaus Aksel Sahlgren
8. https://yle.fi/urheilu/3-10876877 Olympiamitalisti Arto Nilsson on menehtynyt
9. https://www.hs.fi/kulttuuri/art-2000006182992.html Kirjailija ja kulttuurivaikuttaja Claes Andersson on kuollut
10. https://www.is.fi/yleisurheilu/art-2000006185623.html Keihäänheiton maailmanennätysmies Jorma Kinnunen on kuollut 77-vuotiaana
11. https://www.fis-ski.com/en/cross-country/cross-country-news-multimedia/news/2018-19/fis-cross-country-family-mourns-death-of-mona-liisa-nousiainen FIS Cross-Country family mourns death of Mona-Liisa Nousiainen
12. https://www.mtvuutiset.fi/artikkeli/estonia-turman-vastuunkantaja-kari-lehtola-on-kuollut/7533584 Estonia-turman pääselvittäjä Kari Lehtola on kuollut 80 vuoden iässä
13. https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-10949077 Viihteen monitaituri Jukka Virtanen on kuollut
14. https://www.shakkiliitto.fi/harri-hurme-in-memoriam/ Harri Hurme (1945–2019) in memoriam
15. https://www.is.fi/yhdistetty/art-2000006256684.html Yhdistetyn maailmanmestari Paavo Korhonen kuoli 91-vuotiaana
16. https://www.is.fi/kotimaa/art-2000006256196.html Rajavartiolaitosta johtanut Ilkka Laitinen on kuollut
17. https://www.iltalehti.fi/kotimaa/a/5548f2cb-0b52-4f27-a1c9-fea6bf0cde11 Pilapiirtäjä Jouko on kuollut
18. https://www.is.fi/maastohiihto/art-2000006267243.html Keskisuomalainen: Olympiahiihtäjä Jari Laukkanen on kuollut 57-vuotiaana
19. https://www.is.fi/viihde/art-2000006281117.html Runoilija Aila Meriluoto on kuollut
20. https://www.is.fi/muutlajit/art-2000006312147.html Olympiamitalisti Toivo Salonen on kuollut
21. https://www.pressreader.com/finland/hufvudstadsbladet/20191117/282376926411508 Nekrolog
22. https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-11084547 Keskustan istuva kansanedustaja Antti Rantakangas on kuollut – Toimi puolueen varapuheenjohtajana Vanhasen kaudella
23. https://www.mtvuutiset.fi/artikkeli/entinen-kansanedustaja-maarit-feldt-ranta-on-kuollut/7640608 Entinen kansanedustaja Maarit Feldt-Ranta, 51, on kuollut
24. https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-11129001 SDP:n pitkäaikainen kansanedustaja Matti Ahde on kuollut