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The following lists events that happened in 2012 in Finland.
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Events in the year 2021 in Finland.
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- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jyrki Tujunen Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
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