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  21. En guldgosse har gått bort – Stig-Göran Myntti har avlidit (in Swedish)
  22. Valokuvataiteilija Susanna Majuri on kuollut (in Finnish)
  23. Karri Käyhkö
  24. Suru-uutinen: 104-vuotias olympiajuoksija Aarne Kainlauri on kuollut (in Finnish)
  25. Olympialaisissa Suomea edustanut Juha Harjula on kuollut (in Finnish)
  26. Max Engman in memoriam (in Finnish)
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  28. Politician Pertti Paasio is dead [ permanent dead link ]
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  30. Tampereen yliopiston matematiikan professori Mikko Kaasalainen on kuollut (in Finnish)
  31. Vesa Törnroos on poissa (in Finnish)
  32. "Entinen kansanedustaja Kauko Juhantalo on kuollut". yle.fi (in Finnish). 26 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  33. Näyttelijä Ritva Valkama on kuollut (in Finnish)
  34. Kalajoelta lähtöisin ollut emeritusprofessori, tekoälytutkija Timo Honkela (1962-2020) on kuollut (in Finnish)
  35. Kari Karanko 1941–2020 (in Finnish)
  36. Kuvataiteilija Johanna Ehrnrooth on kuollut (in Finnish)
  37. Lehti: Karita Mattilan uhkailusta tuomittu lakimies Jon Hellevig on kuollut Moskovassa (in Finnish)
  38. Gösta Ågren är död (in Swedish)
  39. Televisiokuuluttaja Arja Tuomarila on kuollut (in Finnish)
  40. Alamaailman Vasarat -yhtyeen perustaja Jarno ”Stakula” Sarkula on kuollut (in Finnish)
  41. Taiteilija Jope Ruonansuu on kuollut (in Finnish)
  42. Mirja Jämes
  43. Hiihdon maailmanmestari Kalevi ”Susi-Kalle” Oikarainen on kuollut (in Finnish)
  44. Kansainvälisesti tunnettu suomalainen sosiologi Erik Allardt on kuollut 95-vuotiaana (in Finnish)
  45. Puolustusvoimain entinen komentaja, amiraali Jan Klenberg on kuollut (in Finnish)
  46. Folkkära sångtextförfattaren Vexi Salmi är död (in Swedish)
  47. Keskustavaikuttaja, ministeri Marjatta Väänänen on kuollut – Seppo Kääriäinen: "Hän oli arvostettu poliitiikko ja taitava kirjoittaja" (in Finnish)
  48. Viimeinen Mannerheim-ristin ritari Tuomas Gerdt on kuollut (in Finnish)
  49. Matti Laakso
  50. Musikens "grand old man" Ossi Runne är död (in Finnish)
  51. Sakari Paasonen
  52. Osmo Ala-Honkola
  53. Suru-uutinen: Painin maailmanmestari Hannu Lahtinen, 60, on kuollut (in Finnish)
  54. Paul Nyman
  55. Richard Tötterman's death notice on Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish)
  56. Seppo Vainio
  57. Jalkapallovalmentaja Jyrki Heliskoski on kuollut (in Finnish)
  58. Akateemikko Olli Lehto on kuollut – hän tuli tunnetuksi erityisesti matemaattisten tieteiden edistäjänä (in Finnish)