2007 in Finland
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{{Year in Finland|2007}}
Events in the year 2007 in Finland.
Incumbents
Events
- 18 March – the 2007 Finnish parliamentary election
- 10 & 12 May - Eurovision Song Contest 2007
- 7 November - Jokela school shooting
- 21 October – Kimi Raikkonen wins the Championship against Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton, in Brazil
Deaths
- 2 January – Eino Lehtinen, veteran of the Finnish Civil War (b. 1900)
- 6 January – Alvar Saukko, civil servant and politician (b. 1929).{{cite web|url=http://www.eduskunta.fi/triphome/bin/hex5000.sh?hnro=910147|title=Alvar Saukko |website=eduskunta.fi |language=Finnish |accessdate=22 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017193235/http://www.eduskunta.fi/triphome/bin/hex5000.sh?hnro=910147 |archive-date=17 October 2014 |url-status=dead}}
- 31 January – Kirka, musician (b. 1950)
- 21 February – Oiva Halmetoja, athlete (b. 1920).{{cite Sports-Reference |check-wikidata=no |name=Oiva Halmetoja |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ha/oiva-halmetoja-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417182829/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ha/oiva-halmetoja-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |accessdate=22 November 2019}}
- 27 February – Raimo Karlsson, wrestler (b. 1948).{{cite Sports-Reference |check-wikidata=no |name=Raimo Karlsson |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ka/raimo-karlsson-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417181454/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ka/raimo-karlsson-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |accessdate=22 November 2019}}
- 24 March – Pentti Ikonen, swimmer (b. 1934).{{cite Sports-Reference |check-wikidata=no |name=Pentti Ikonen |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ik/pentti-ikonen-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417182831/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ik/pentti-ikonen-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |accessdate=22 November 2019}}
- 8 April – Osmo Harkimo, cinematographer (b. 1923)
- 14 April – Reino Poutanen, rower (b. 1928).{{cite Sports-Reference |check-wikidata=no |name=Reino Poutanen |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/po/reino-poutanen-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417180609/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/po/reino-poutanen-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |accessdate=22 November 2019}}
- 15 April – Paavo Tiilikainen, politician (b. 1923).{{cite web|url=https://www.eduskunta.fi/FI/kansanedustajat/Sivut/910178.aspx |title=Paavo Tiilikainen |website=eduskunta.fi |language=Finnish |accessdate=22 November 2019}}
- 16 April – Kaarlo Yrjö-Koskinen, baron, journalist and diplomat (b. 1930)
- 29 April – Pentti Lehto, illustrator, caricaturist, cartoonist and author of children's books (b. 1924)
- 30 April – Eeki Mantere, musician (b. 1949).{{cite web|url=http://www.danny.fi/uutinen.phtml?id=329 |title=Jää hyvästi Eeki |website=danny.fi |language=Finnish |accessdate=22 November 2019}}
- 18 May – Rainer Lemström, politician (b. 1931).{{cite web|url=https://www.eduskunta.fi/FI/kansanedustajat/Sivut/327.aspx |title=Rainer Lemström |website=eduskunta.fi |language=Finnish |accessdate=22 November 2019}}
- 30 May – Toivo Telen, shot putter (b. 1924).{{cite Sports-Reference |check-wikidata=no |name=Toivo Telen |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/te/toivo-telen-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417182922/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/te/toivo-telen-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |accessdate=22 November 2019}}
- 4 June – Antti Viskari, long-distance runner (b. 1928).{{cite Sports-Reference |check-wikidata=no |name=Antti Viskari |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/vi/antti-viskari-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417182526/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/vi/antti-viskari-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |accessdate=22 November 2019}}
- 23 July – Ragnar Wikström, figure skater (b. 1940)
- 9 August – Rolf Wiik, fencer (b. 1929).{{cite Sports-Reference |check-wikidata=no |name=Rolf Wiik |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wi/rolf-wiik-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417162550/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wi/rolf-wiik-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |accessdate=22 November 2019}}
- 23 August – Martti Pokela, folk musician and composer (b. 1924).{{cite web|url=https://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/finlands_kantele_master_martti_pokela_dies/5800684 |title=Finland's Kantele Master Martti Pokela Dies |website=yle.fi |accessdate=22 November 2019}}
- 27 September – Marjatta Raita, actress (b. 1944)
- 29 September – Jorma Räty, weightlifter (b. 1946)
- 14 October – Pentti Snellman, athlete (b. 1926).{{cite Sports-Reference |check-wikidata=no |name=Pentti Snellman |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sn/pentti-snellman-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417182849/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sn/pentti-snellman-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |accessdate=22 November 2019}}
- 4 November – Lennart Rönnback, White Guard veteran of the Finnish Civil War of 1918 (b. 1905)
- 7 November - Pekka-Eric Auvinen, School shooter
- 22 December – Esko Valkama, footballer (b. 1924).{{cite Sports-Reference |check-wikidata=no |name=Esko Valkama |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/va/esko-valkama-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417182809/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/va/esko-valkama-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |accessdate=22 November 2019}}
- 26 December – Voitto Liukkonen, sports commentator (b. 1940)
- 27 December – Pentti Pakarinen, ophthalmologist and politician (b. 1924).{{cite web|url=https://www.eduskunta.fi/FI/kansanedustajat/Sivut/910113.aspx |title=Pentti Pakarinen |website=eduskunta.fi |language=Finnish |accessdate=22 November 2019}}
- 31 December – Markku Peltola, actor and musician (b. 1956)
See also
References
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{{Years in Finland}}
{{Year in Europe|2007}}