2001 in Finland

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* Timeline of Finnish history

The following lists events that happened during 2001 in Finland.

## Incumbents

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* President: Tarja Halonen[1]
* Prime Minister: Paavo Lipponen[2]

## Events

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* March 2 - The Finnish Medical Association [fi] began a doctors' strike that lasted until August 18th.[3][4]
* August 24 - Heino murders: Four teenagers murdered businessman Martti Heino and his wife Elise Heino in Loppi.[5]

## Births

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* February 13 - Kaapo Kakko, ice hockey player[6]

## Deaths

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* January 15 - Kaija Siren, 80, architect[7]
* March 3 - Maija Isola, 73, textile designer[8]
* September 7 - Spede Pasanen, 71, television star, film director and inventor, heart attack.[9]
* October 20 - Marko Hirsma, 36, musician, outlaw biker and gangster, murdered[10]
* November 26 - Nils-Aslak Valkeapää, 58, Finnish-Sami writer, musician, and artist[11]

## References

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1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p606 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
2. ^ Heath-Brown, Nick (2017). The Statesman's Yearbook 2016: The Politics, Cultures and Economies of the World. Springer. p. 460\. ISBN 9781349578238.
3. ^ "Lääkäriliitto: Täydellistä lakkoa ei harkita". Yle. 13 June 2001. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
4. ^ "Lääkärilakko päättynyt". MTV Uutiset. 18 June 2001. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
5. ^ "Four youths held over murder of missing couple". Helsingin Sanomat. 30 August 2001. Archived from the original on 2013-02-13. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
6. ^ "Kaapo Kakko Stats and News". NHL. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
7. ^ "Hietaniemen hautausmaa – merkittäviä vainajia" (PDF). Helsingin seurakuntayhtymä. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
8. ^ Byars, Mel (2004). "Isola, Maija (1927–2001)". The design encyclopedia. Laurence King. ISBN 9781856693493.
9. ^ Speden dramaattiset viime hetket – ”Pertti pelkäsi lääkäreitä” Iltasanomat.fi 2016-09-03
10. ^ "Kahdelle Bandidos-jäsenelle murhasyyte". MTV3. Retrieved 18 February 2002.
11. ^ Gaski, Harald; Haugen, Morten Olsen; Fredriksen, Lill Tove; Berg-Nordlie, Mikkel (2023-03-08), "Nils-Aslak Valkeapää", Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian), retrieved 2023-08-16

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