The following lists events that happened in 2012 in Finland.

Incumbents

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) *President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ful ...

– Tarja Halonen,

Sauli Niinistö Sauli Väinämö Niinistö (; born 24 August 1948) is a Finnish politician who has served as president of Finland since March 2012, the 12th person to hold that office. A lawyer by education, Niinistö was Chairman of the National Coalition Part ...

Prime Minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister is not ...

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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 ...

Speaker Speaker may refer to: Society and politics * Speaker (politics), the presiding officer in a legislative assembly * Public speaker, one who gives a speech or lecture * A person producing speech: the producer of a given utterance, especially: ** In ...

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Eero Heinäluoma Eero Olavi Heinäluoma (born 4 July 1955 in Kokkola) is a Finnish politician who has been serving as Member of the European Parliament since 2019. A former chairman of the Finnish Social Democratic Party, he was replaced in the party's leadership ...

Events

*22 January and 5 February – the

2012 Finnish presidential election Presidential elections were held in Finland in January and February 2012. The first round took place on 22 January 2012 with advance voting between 11 and 17 January. Since no candidate received a majority of the vote, a second round was held on ...

*26 May – the Hyvinkää shooting *27 July - 12 August – 56 athletes competed for Finland at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Deaths

*13 February – Tonmi Lillman, musician (b. 1973) *9 March –

Jammu Siltavuori Antti Veikko Ilmari Siltavuori (29 October 1926 – 9 March 2012), better known as Jammu Siltavuori or Jammu-setä ("Uncle Jammu"), was a Finnish murderer and sexual offender. Early life Veikko Siltavuori was born in Vaasa, Finland. Informati ...

, murderer and sexual offender (born 1926) *5 May –

Aatos Erkko Aatos Juho Michel Erkko (16 September 1932 – 5 May 2012) was a Finnish newspaper editor, newspaper publisher, and the main owner of the Sanoma Corporation and the newspaper ''Helsingin Sanomat'', of which he was also the editor in chief.

, newspaper editor and publisher (b. 1932) *10 May –

Pekka Marjamäki Pekka Tapani Marjamäki (18 December 1947 – 10 May 2012) was an ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. He played for Tappara. Marjamäki also played for HV 71 during the 1979–80 season. He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of ...

, ice hockey player (b. 1947) *2 June –

Soini Nikkinen Soini Mikael Nikkinen (19 July 1923 – 2 June 2012) was a Finnish javelin thrower who won a bronze medal at the 1954 European Championships. He placed 12th and 8th at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics, respectively. On 24 June 1956, he set a n ...

, javelin thrower (b. 1923). *18 July –

Seppo Liitsola Seppo Liitsola (7 February 1933 – 18 July 2012) was a professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. "Seppo Liitsola profile". Eurohockey.com. July 2013, webpage: urohockey.com/player/9113-seppo-liitsola.html eurohock-113 He ...

, ice hockey player (b. 1933) *21 September – Karl-Gustav Kaisla, ice hockey referee (b. 1943) *27 September – Eija Inkeri, stage and film actress (b. 1926) *13 December –

Sakari Jurkka Heikki Sakari Jurkka (originally Juurivirta; 16 September 1923 − 13 December 2012) was a Finnish theatre and film actor. He received a Jussi Award for best male performance in a 1954 film ''Minäkö isä!''. He also directed three movies during ...

, actor (b. 1923) *27 December – Jorma Kortelainen, cross country skier and competitive rower (b. 1932).

References

{{Year in Europe, 2012 2010s in Finland

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