1991 in Finland

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See also:	Other events of 1991 Timeline of Finnish history

Events from the year 1991 in Finland

Incumbents

• President of Finland: Mauno Koivisto
• Prime Minister of Finland: Harri Holkeri (until April 26), Esko Aho

Events

• 17 March - 1991 Finnish parliamentary election ^[1]
• 18 April - The first of the Hausjärvi Gravel Pit Murders is discovered. ^[2]
• 20 October - 1991 Ålandic legislative election ^[3]

Full date unknown

• The Iriadamant group established itself in Kittilä. ^[4]

Establishments

• 12 "Wilderness Areas" are established in Lapland: ^[5]
  • Hammastunturi Wilderness Area
  • Kaldoaivi Wilderness Area
  • Käsivarsi Wilderness Area
  • Kemihaara Wilderness Area
  • Muotkatunturi Wilderness Area
  • Paistunturi Wilderness Area
  • Pöyrisjärvi Wilderness Area
  • Pulju Wilderness Area
  • Tarvantovaara Wilderness Area
  • Tsarmitunturi Wilderness Area
  • Tuntsa Wilderness Area
  • Vätsäri Wilderness Area

Culture

• Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1991
• List of number-one singles of 1991 (Finland)

Sports

Finnish people were in

• 1991 World Amateur Boxing Championships
• 1991 Men's European Volleyball Championship
• 1991 European Figure Skating Championships

Births

• 3 June - Sami Vatanen, ice hockey defenceman

Deaths

• 11 January – Irwin Goodman, musician ^[6]
• 12 March – Ragnar Granit, neuroscientist and recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (born 1900) ^[7]
• 30 August – Joel Pekuri, diplomat (born 1927) ^[8]

References

1. Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p606 ISBN   978-3-8329-5609-7
2. "Koivun juurelta löytyi sadistisen murhan uhri – poliisi paljastaa nyt uutta tietoa Tuula Lukkarisen viimeisestä elinpäivästä" (in Finnish). Ilta-Sanomat. 13 March 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
3. Taylor & Francis Group (2004). Europa World Year, Book 1. Taylor & Francis. p. 1661. ISBN   1-85743-254-1.
4. "Elämäntapaintiaanien jalanjäljillä" (in Finnish). Yle. 4 September 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
5. Personal, Societal, and Ecological Values of Wilderness: Sixth World Wilderness Congress Proceedings on Research, Management, and Allocation. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 1998. p. 51.
6. "Irwin Goodmanin kuolinuutinen" (in Finnish). Yle. 19 April 2011. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
7. Emily J. McMurray (1995). Notable Twentieth-century Scientists: F-K. Gale Research. p. 811. ISBN   9780810391833.
8. "Suurlähettiläs Joel Pekuri". Helsingin Sanomat. 6 September 1991. Retrieved 21 July 2021.