Events in the year 2018 in Finland.

Incumbents President: Sauli Niinistö Prime Minister: Juha Sipilä Speaker: Maria Lohela (until 5 February), Paula Risikko (from 5 February)

Events

28 January – scheduled date for the 2018 Finnish presidential election

Deaths

7 January – Markku Into, poet (b. 1945). 9 January – Heikki Kirkinen, historian (b. 1927). 13 January – Kaj Czarnecki, fencer (b. 1936) 31 January – Olavi Mäenpää, politician (b. 1950) 9 March – Ulla Nenonen, missionary and Bible translator (b. 1933).Vuonna 2018 kuolleet lähetysseniorit 23 March – Jaakko Pakkasvirta, film director and screenwriter (b. 1934) 23 March – Jukka Mikkola, politician (b. 1943) 9 June – Lauri Linna, politician, MP (b. 1930).Lauri Linna on kuollut 21 June – Katriina Elovirta, female association footballer and an international match referee (b. 1961). 11 September – Kalle Könkkölä, politician (MP) and human rights activist (b. 1950).Kalle Könkkölä on kuollut

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