2001 in Finland

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See also:	Other events of 2001 Timeline of Finnish history

The following lists events that happened during 2001 in Finland .

Incumbents

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

Events

• 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

• February 13 – Kaapo Kakko, ice hockey player ^[6]

Deaths

• 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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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