The following lists events that happened during 2016 in Finland.
Incumbents Photo Post Name President of Finland Sauli Niinistö Prime Minister of Finland Juha Sipilä Speaker of the Parliament of Finland Maria Lohela
Events January Four pairs of municipalities were merged Hämeenkoski with Hollola, Jalasjärvi with Kurikka, Köyliö with Säkylä and Nastola with Lahti.
February First ever face transfer operation in Nordic countries was made in Helsinki
March Church in Ylivieska was destroyed in a fire
April May Finland became running-up in 2016 IIHF World Championship
June Three parties selected new chairmen: Petteri Orpo for Coalition, Li Andersson for Left Alliance, Anna-Maja Henriksson for SFP
July August September September 10 At a demonstration near the Helsinki Central railway station, a far-right activist violently attacked a passer-by, resulting in the victim's death a few days later.Uusnatsi Jesse Torniaiselle tuomio Asema-aukion hyppypotkusta, MTV Uutiset. Accessed on 10 March 2023.
October November City council of Tampere approved building of light rail system.
December December 16 A dangerous fire breaks out around 10:00 am at the Terrafame nickel mine in Sotkamo. The fire began in the mine's Hydrogen sulfide generator. A White-tailed eagle is discovered dead in Rauma, Satakunta, and the cause of death was later verified as the H5N8 virus. This is the first confirmed instance of avian flu on the Finnish mainland. December 25 Ten thousand households within Southwest Finland go without power for an hour after an equipment failure at grid operator Fingrid's hub in the town of Uusikaupunki. December 29 President Sauli Niinistö appoints Mika Lintilä, an MP for the Centre Party, as the Minister of Economic Affairs. The Helsinki District Court imposes a ten-year custodial prison sentence on Jari Aarnio, the former head of the anti-drug crime unit in Helsinki.
Sports 2015–16 Liiga season 2016 Finnish Figure Skating Championships Finland at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Deaths
January
8 January – Risto Syrjänen, 90, Finnish Olympic hurdler. 10 January – Kalevi Lehtovirta, 87, Finnish Olympic footballer (1952).Kalevi Lehtovirta on kuollut
February
4 February – Ulf Söderblom, 85, Finnish conductor.Ulf Söderblom in memoriam
March
1 March – Nestori Kaasalainen, 101, Finnish politician.Suomen vanhin elossa ollut ministeri Reijo Kanerva, 72, Finnish footballer.
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