2012 in Finland

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See also:	Other events of 2012 Timeline of Finnish history

The following lists events that happened in 2012 in Finland.

Incumbents

• President – Tarja Halonen (until 1 March), Sauli Niinistö (starting 1 March)
• Prime Minister – Jyrki Katainen
• Speaker – Eero Heinäluoma

Events

• 22 January and 5 February – the 2012 Finnish presidential election
• 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, murderer and sexual offender (born 1926)
• 5 May – Aatos Erkko, newspaper editor and publisher (b. 1932)
• 10 May – Pekka Marjamäki, ice hockey player (b. 1947)
• 2 June – Soini Nikkinen, javelin thrower (b. 1923).^[1]
• 18 July – Seppo Liitsola, 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, actor (b. 1923)
• 27 December – Jorma Kortelainen, cross country skier and competitive rower (b. 1932).^[2]

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