2021_in_Finland
2021 in Finland
Finland-related evens during 2021
Events in the year 2021 in Finland.
Ongoing — COVID-19 pandemic in Finland
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Further information: Category:2021 deaths and Deaths in 2021
January
Main article: Deaths in January 2021
- 13 January
- Pave Maijanen, rock musician (b. 1950)[2][3]
- Sinikka Nopola, writer and journalist (b. 1953)[4]
- 14 January – Yrjö Rantanen, 70, Finnish chess grandmaster.[5]
- 16 January – Pave Maijanen, 70, Finnish musician (Hurriganes, Dingo), complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.[6]
- 22 January
- 27 January – Tiina Rinne, actress (b. 1929)[9]
February
Main article: Deaths in February 2021
- 12 February – Paavo Pystynen, 89, Finnish Olympic long-distance runner (1964).[10]
- 14 February – Finn Knutsen, 88, Norwegian politician, MP (1985–1989).[11]
- 16 February – Heikki Laurila [fi], studio musician (b. 1934)[12][13]
- 17 February – Jyrki Yrttiaho, 68, Finnish politician, MP (2007–2015).[14]
March
Main article: Deaths in March 2021
- 5 March – Aulis Sipponen, 92, Finnish Olympic skier (1952).[15]
- 8 March – Risto Aaltonen, 81, Finnish actor (Leikkikalugangsteri, Crime and Punishment, Uuno Turhapuro muuttaa maalle).[16]
- 13 March – Pentti Lasanen [fi], jazz musician (b. 1936)[17][18]
- 17 March – Kristian Gullichsen, 88, Finnish architect.[19]
- "Finland's Arctic Lapland area swelters in record heatwave". apnews.com. 6 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- Vedenpää, Ville; Krautsuk, Satu (16 January 2021). "Muusikko Pave Maijanen on kuollut". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- Seppänen, Arttu (16 January 2021). "Muistokirjoitus: Pave Maijanen kuului Suomen tunnetuimpiin ja rakastetuimpiin popmusiikin tekijöihin". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- Risto Räppääjän luoja Sinikka Nopola on kuollut (in Finnish)
- Suurmestari Yrjö Rantanen on kuollut (in Finnish)
- Muusikko Pave Maijanen, 70, on kuollut (in Finnish)
- Näveri, Anna (22 January 2021). "Levyraadista tuttu Pirkko Liinamaa on kuollut 88-vuotiaana". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- Parkkinen, Pia (28 January 2021). "Kotikadusta tuttu näyttelijä Tiina Rinne on kuollut". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- Tidligere stortingsrepresentant Finn Knudsen er død (in Norwegian)
- Aromaa, Jonni (9 February 2021). "Suomen historian tuotteliaimpiin kuulunut studiomuusikko Heikki Laurila on kuollut". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). STT. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- Mattlar, Mikko (16 February 2021). "Muistokirjoitus: Heikki Laurila 1934–2021". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- Entinen kansanedustaja Jyrki Yrttiaho on kuollut (in Finnish)
- Näyttelijä Risto Aaltonen, 81, on kuollut (in Finnish)
- "Jazzmuusikko ja säveltäjä Pentti Lasanen on kuollut". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). YLE-STT. 13 March 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- Koljonen, Martti (16 March 2021). "Muistokirjoitus: Pentti Lasanen 1936–2021". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 16 March 2021.