The following lists events that happened in 2011 in Finland.

Incumbents

* President – Tarja Halonen * Prime Minister –

Mari Kiviniemi Mari Johanna Kiviniemi (born 27 September 1968) is a Finnish politician, who served as the second female Prime Minister of Finland from 2010 to 2011. Since 25 August 2014, she is Deputy Secretary-General of the OECD. Life and career Kiviniemi ...

Jyrki Katainen Jyrki Tapani Katainen (born 14 October 1971) is a Finnish politician who served as the European Commission's Vice-President for Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness from 2014 until 2019. Katainen was previously Prime Minister of Finland fr ...

Events

*17 April –

2011 Finnish parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Finland on 17 April 2011 after the termination of the previous parliamentary term. Advance voting, which included voting by Finnish expatriates, was held between 6 and 12 April with a turnout of 31.2%. The ...

*15 May – Finland wins the IIHF world Championship for the second time since 1995 *16 October – the

2011 Ålandic legislative election Legislative elections were held in the Åland Islands on 16 October 2011. All 30 seats were up for election for a four-year term. Members were elected by proportional representation Proportional representation (PR) refers to a type of elector ...

*26 December – Tapani was dubbed the worst storm in Finland in 10 years.

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* TangaReef travel booking company is founded in Helsinki.

Deaths

*11 February – Bo Carpelan, poet (b. 1926) *26 March – Yrjö Hietanen, sprint canoer (b. 1927). *27 May –

Jukka Toivola Jukka Olavi Toivola (7 September 1949 – 27 May 2011) was a male long-distance runner and teacher of chemistry from Finland. Born in Liperi, North Karelia, Toivola represented his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in the men's marathon, ...

, long-distance runner and chemist (b. 1949). *12 June –

Kati-Claudia Fofonoff Kati-Claudia Fofonoff (8 December 1947 in Ivalo – 12 June 2011) was a Skolt Saami author and translator who wrote in Skolt Saami and Finnish. Her books have also been translated into Northern Saami, Norwegian and Icelandic. Works * ''Parnass ...

, writer and translator (b. 1947) *5 July – Mika Myllylä, cross country skier (b. 1969) *7 August – Harri Holkeri, statesman, Prime Minister of Finland 1987–1991, speaker of the UN General Assembly 2000–2001 (b. 1937) *25 October –

Sinikka Keskitalo Sinikka Marja-Liisa Keskitalo (29 January 1951 – 25 October 2011) was a female long-distance runner from Finland. She competed in the women's marathon for her native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1984. Her best resul ...

, long-distance runner (b. 1951). *5 November –

Hannu Haapalainen Hannu Wilhelm Haapalainen (February 28, 1951 – November 5, 2011) was a Finnish professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. He played for Tappara and KooVee and won five league championships. He was inducted into the Finnish ...

, ice hockey player (b. 1951) *8 November –

Lauri Sutela General Lauri Johannes Sutela (11 October 1918, Äänekoski – 8 November 2011; surname until 1929 ''Schroderus'') was a Finnish military officer. He served as an officer in the engineer corps during World War II. Sutela worked his way up the F ...

, military officer (b. 1918)

References

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