2008 in Finland
# 2008 in Finland

Events in the year 2008 in Finland.

## Incumbents

* President – Tarja Halonen
* Prime Minister – Matti Vanhanen
* Speaker – Sauli Niinistö

## Events

* October – the 2008 Finnish municipal elections

## Deaths

* 28 January – Tapio Hämäläinen, actor and theater counsellor (b. 1922)
* 28 January – Faina Jyrkilä, sociologist (b. 1917)
* 9 February – Martti Linna, farmer and politician (b. 1911).
* 27 February – Mandi Lampi, actress and singer (b. 1988).
* 17 March – Ola Rosendahl, agronomist, farmer and politician (b. 1939)
* 18 March – Jyrki Hämäläinen, magazine editor and biographer (b. 1942)
* 18 March – Mia Permanto, pop singer and radio host (b. 1988)
* 7 April – Esko Tommola, newsreader (b. 1930)
* 10 June – Eero Mäkelä, chef (b. 1942)
* 25 August – Pehr Henrik Nordgren, composer (b. 1944)
* 3 September – Aarno Karhilo, diplomat (b. 1927)
* 16 October – Ere Kokkonen, film director (b. 1938)
* 27 November – Pekka Pohjola, multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer (b. 1952)
