Events from the year 1991 in Finland
Incumbents President of Finland: Mauno Koivisto Prime Minister of Finland: Harri Holkeri (until April 26), Esko Aho
Events 17 March - 1991 Finnish parliamentary electionNohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p606 18 April - The first of the Hausjärvi Gravel Pit Murders is discovered. 20 October - 1991 Ålandic legislative election
Full date unknown The Iriadamant group established itself in Kittilä.
Establishments 12 "Wilderness Areas" are established in Lapland: Hammastunturi Wilderness Area Kaldoaivi Wilderness Area Käsivarsi Wilderness Area Kemihaara Wilderness Area Muotkatunturi Wilderness Area Paistunturi Wilderness Area Pöyrisjärvi Wilderness Area Pulju Wilderness Area Tarvantovaara Wilderness Area Tsarmitunturi Wilderness Area Tuntsa Wilderness Area Vätsäri Wilderness Area
Culture Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1991 List of number-one singles of 1991 (Finland)
Sports Finnish people were in 1991 World Amateur Boxing Championships 1991 Men's European Volleyball Championship 1991 European Figure Skating Championships
Births 3 June - Sami Vatanen, ice hockey defenceman
Deaths 11 January – Irwin Goodman, musician 12 March – Ragnar Granit, neuroscientist and recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (born 1900) 30 August – Joel Pekuri, diplomat (born 1927)
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