2012 in Finland
# 2012 in Finland

The following lists events that happened in 2012 in Finland.

## Incumbents

* President – Tarja Halonen, Sauli Niinistö
* Prime Minister – Jyrki Katainen
* Speaker – Eero Heinäluoma

## Events

* 22 January and 5 February – the 2012 Finnish presidential election
* 26 May – the Hyvinkää shooting
* 27 July - 12 August – 56 athletes competed for Finland at the 2012 Summer Olympics

## Deaths

* 13 February – Tonmi Lillman, musician (b. 1973)
* 9 March – Jammu Siltavuori, murderer and sexual offender (born 1926)
* 5 May – Aatos Erkko, newspaper editor and publisher (b. 1932)
* 10 May – Pekka Marjamäki, ice hockey player (b. 1947)
* 2 June – Soini Nikkinen, javelin thrower (b. 1923).
* 18 July – Seppo Liitsola, ice hockey player (b. 1933)
* 21 September – Karl-Gustav Kaisla, ice hockey referee (b. 1943)
* 27 September – Eija Inkeri, stage and film actress (b. 1926)
* 13 December – Sakari Jurkka, actor (b. 1923)
* 27 December – Jorma Kortelainen, cross country skier and competitive rower (b. 1932).
