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Events from the year 2020 in Finland

Incumbents

• President: Sauli Niinistö
• Prime Minister: Sanna Marin
• Speaker: Matti Vanhanen (until 9 June), Anu Vehviläinen (from 9 June)

Events

January

• January 27 – Following the developments of COVID-19 outbreak in mainland China, Finland's Ministry for Foreign Affairs advised citizens to avoid unnecessary travel to Hubei province.
• January 28 – Finnair announced it would be suspending its five weekly routes to Nanjing and Beijing Daxing until the end of March.
• January 29 – COVID-19 pandemic in Finland: 1st confirmed case. A 32-year-old Chinese woman from Wuhan sought medical attention in Ivalo and tested positive for SARS-CoV-2. She had travelled from Wuhan. She was quarantined at Lapland Central Hospital in Rovaniemi.
• January 30 – Finland's health officials estimated that up to 24 people may have been exposed to the virus.

February

• February 5 – 3 of the 24 people suspected of being exposed have left Finland by this date, and 14 of the remaining 21 have been quarantined.
• February 26 – Finland's health officials confirmed the second case, a Finnish woman, who made a trip to Milan and was back in Finland on 22 February, tested positive at the Helsinki University Central Hospital.
• February 28 – a Finnish woman who had traveled to Northern Italy, tested positive by the Helsinki and Uusimaa Hospital District and was advised to remain in home isolation.

March

• March 6 – Blind Channel released their 3rd studio album "Violent Pop".

• March 13 – the remaining part of the 2019–20 Liiga season was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

April

May

June

July

August

• August 1 - Prime Minister Sanna Marin married her long-time partner Markus Räikkönen at Kesäranta.

September

October

• October 21 – The Vastaamo data breach case began with a then-unknown person or group (later revealed to be ex-Lizard Squad member Aleksanteri Kivimäki, also known as Julius Kivimäki) releasing online some of the data on patients and their histories that they had acquired from the Vastaamo psychotherapy centre. Among the affected were politician Kirsi Piha.

November

December

• 4 December – Three underage boys murdered a 16-year-old boy in an act of protracted violence in Helsinki.

Unknown date

• The Finns Party decides to cut ties with Finns Party Youth due to the perceived ethno nationalist support.

Deaths

January

• 20 January – Reijo Kuistila, 88, Finnish Olympic equestrian.
• 23 January – Kalevi Tuominen, Hall of Fame basketball player, coach and executive (b. 1927)
• 30 January – Jörn Donner, writer, film director and politician (b. 1933)

February

• 28 February – Stig-Göran Myntti, football and bandy player (b. 1925)

March

• 5 March – Susanna Majuri, photographer (b. 1978)
• 7 March – Karri Käyhkö, Olympic swimmer (b. 1937)
• 11 March – Aarne Kainlauri, Olympic steeplechaser (b. 1915)
• 12 March – Juha Harjula, Olympic basketball player (b. 1942)
• 19 March – Max Engman, historian and translator (b. 1945)
• 26 March – Olavi Borg [fi], professor and politician, Liberal People's Party member of parliament 1972–1975 (b. 1935)

April

• 4 April – Pertti Paasio, politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs 1989–1991 (b. 1939)
• 5 April – Pentti Linkola, writer, ornithologist and ecologist (b. 1932)
• 12 April – Mikko Kaasalainen, mathematician (b. 1965)
• 15 April – Vesa Törnroos, Olympic sports shooter (b. 1982)
• 26 April – Kauko Juhantalo, Centre Party politician (b. 1942)

May

• 8 May – Ritva Valkama, actress (b. 1932)
• 9 May
  • Timo Honkela, computer scientist (b. 1962)
  • Kari Karanko, diplomat (b. 1941)
• 26 May
  • Johanna Ehrnrooth, painter (b. 1958)
  • Jon Hellevig, lawyer and businessman (b. 1962)

June

• 3 June – Veli Lehtelä, rower, Olympic bronze medalist (b. 1935)
• 24 June – Gösta Ågren, poet (b. 1936)
• 27 June – Arja Tuomarila, singer and continuity announcer (b. 1941)

July

• 12 July – Jarno Sarkula, musician (Alamaailman Vasarat) (b. 1973)
• 18 July – Jope Ruonansuu, actor, musician and stand-up comedian (b. 1964)
• 20 July – Mirja Jämes, 95, Finnish Olympic hurdler (1948).

August

• 14 August – Kalevi Oikarainen, 84, Finnish cross-country skier, world champion (1970), Olympic bronze medalist (1968).
• 25 August – Erik Allardt, 95, Finnish sociologist, Chancellor of Åbo Akademi University (1992–1994).
• 28 August – Jan Klenberg, admiral, Chief of Defence 1990–1994 (b. 1931)

September

• 8 September – Vexi Salmi, lyricist (b. 1942)

October

• 16 October – Marjatta Väänänen, politician, Minister of Culture 1972–1975, Education 1976–1977 and Social Affairs and Health 1982–1983 (b. 1923)

November

• 1 November – Tuomas Gerdt, military officer, last surviving Mannerheim Cross recipient (b. 1922)
• 3 November – Matti Laakso, Olympic wrestler (b. 1939)
• 5 November – Ossi Runne, trumpeter, orchestra leader and composer (b. 1927)
• 6 November – Sakari Paasonen, Olympic shooter (b. 1935)
• 14 November – Osmo Ala-Honkola, Olympic shooter (b. 1939)
• 20 November – Hannu Lahtinen, Olympic wrestler (b. 1960)
• 25 November – Paul Nyman, Olympic racing cyclist (b. 1929)

December

• 11 December – Richard Tötterman, diplomat (b. 1926)
• 14 December – Seppo Vainio, Olympic ice hockey player (b. 1937)
• 28 December – Jyrki Heliskoski, football coach (b. 1945)
• 31 December – Olli Lehto, mathematician (b. 1925)

References

1. "Finland issues China travel advisory over coronavirus concerns". Yle News. 27 January 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
2. "Finnair suspends five weekly routes to China due to coronavirus". Yle News. 28 January 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
3. "Nuori kiinalaisturisti eristetty Lapin keskussairaalassa koronavirusepäilyn vuoksi". Retrieved 28 January 2020.
4. "Kiinalainen matkailija tuotu eristykseen Lapin keskussairaalaan koronavirusepäilyn vuoksi". Retrieved 28 January 2020.
5. "Suomen ensimmäinen koronavirustartunta varmistui". Retrieved 29 January 2020.
6. "Finland's first coronavirus case confirmed in Lapland". Retrieved 29 January 2020.
7. "Up to 24 people in Finland possibly exposed to coronavirus symptom-free". Yle News. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
8. "Finland's first coronavirus patient released from hospital symptom-free". Yle News. 5 February 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
9. "Woman in Helsinki Tests Positive for Novel Coronavirus". Yle News. 26 February 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
10. "New coronavirus infection confirmed in Helsinki". Yle Uutiset. 28 February 2020.
11. "New coronavirus infection confirmed in Helsinki". Yle Uutiset. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
12. Liiga-kausi päättyy välittömästi – Suomen mestaruus jää jakamatta (in Finnish)
13. "Prime Minister Sanna Marin weds long-term partner". Yle Uutiset. 2 August 2020. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
14. "Vastaamo-tietomurrosta epäilty Julius Kivimäki kyykytti USA:n ilmavoimia ja esiintyi peliyhtiön johtajana – hovioikeus alensi tuomiota". IS.fi. 30 November 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
15. "'Shocking' hack of psychotherapy records in Finland affects thousands". The Guardian. 26 October 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
16. ""Onko herra Ransom mokannut?" Näin Vastaamon kiristäjä ilmestyi Tor-verkon foorumille, sai hakkerit peräänsä ja häipyi lähes tyhjin käsin". Yle.fi. 31 October 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
17. "16-year-old boy beaten to death by three of the same age in Helsinki". Foreigner. 7 March 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
18. Reijo Kuistila
19. Suomalaisen urheiluvalmennuksen legenda Kalevi Tuominen on kuollut (in Finnish)
20. "Kirjailija, ohjaaja Jörn Donner on kuollut". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 30 January 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
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)
27. "Emeritusprofessori Olavi Borg on kuollut". Tampereen Korkeakouluyhteisö (in Finnish). 27 March 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
28. Politician Pertti Paasio is dead
29. "Luonnonsuojelija Pentti Linkola on kuollut". yle.fi (in Finnish). 5 April 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
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)

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