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)
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