2019 in Finland

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Events of 2019 in Finland.

Incumbents

• President: Sauli Niinistö
• Prime Minister: Juha Sipilä (until 6 of June), Antti Rinne (from 6 of June to 9 of December), Sanna Marin (starting 10 of December)

Events

• 26 May – Finland wins the IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship for the third time since 2011
• November–December – Finland postal strike controversy 2019

Births

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

March

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

References

1. Matti Nykänen on kuollut (in Finnish)
2. Yö-yhtyeen laulaja Olli Lindholm on kuollut (in Finnish)
3. Skådespelaren Lasse Pöysti död (in Swedish)
4. Maailman vanhin elossa ollut olympiavoittaja Lydia Wideman-Lehtonen on kuollut (in Finnish)
5. Lasilinnuistaan tunnettu Oiva Toikka on kuollut (in Finnish)
6. Reijo Taipale on kuollut – sairasti vuosia (in Finnish)
7. Klaus Aksel Sahlgren (in Finnish)
8. Olympiamitalisti Arto Nilsson on menehtynyt (in Finnish)
9. Kirjailija ja kulttuurivaikuttaja Claes Andersson on kuollut (in Finnish)
10. Keihäänheiton maailmanennätysmies Jorma Kinnunen on kuollut 77-vuotiaana (in Finnish)
11. FIS Cross-Country family mourns death of Mona-Liisa Nousiainen
12. Estonia-turman pääselvittäjä Kari Lehtola on kuollut 80 vuoden iässä (in Finnish)
13. Viihteen monitaituri Jukka Virtanen on kuollut (in Finnish)
14. Harri Hurme (1945–2019) in memoriam (in Finnish)
15. Yhdistetyn maailmanmestari Paavo Korhonen kuoli 91-vuotiaana (in Finnish)
16. Rajavartiolaitosta johtanut Ilkka Laitinen on kuollut (in Finnish)
17. Pilapiirtäjä Jouko on kuollut (in Finnish)
18. Keskisuomalainen: Olympiahiihtäjä Jari Laukkanen on kuollut 57-vuotiaana (in Finnish)
19. Runoilija Aila Meriluoto on kuollut (in Finnish)
20. Olympiamitalisti Toivo Salonen on kuollut (in Finnish)
21. Nekrolog (in Swedish)
22. Keskustan istuva kansanedustaja Antti Rantakangas on kuollut – Toimi puolueen varapuheenjohtajana Vanhasen kaudella (in Finnish)
23. Entinen kansanedustaja Maarit Feldt-Ranta, 51, on kuollut (in Finnish)
24. SDP:n pitkäaikainen kansanedustaja Matti Ahde on kuollut (in Finnish)