1979 in Finland

none thumb | right | A Ford Taunus about to cross a sea lane by a ferry bridge in the Turku archipelago in winter 1979. 1979 The following lists events that happened during 1979 in Finland. Incumbents President: Urho Kekkonen Prime Minister: Kalevi Sorsa (until 26 May); Mauno Koivisto (from 26 May)Heath-Brown Nick The Statesman's Yearbook 2016: The Politics, Cultures and Economies of the World 2017 Springer 9781349578238 460 https://books.google.com/books?id=lDkUDgAAQBAJ&pg=PA460 en Events 10 October – The Olkiluoto Nuclear Power Plant began operations in Eurajoki, Satakunta, Finland. http://www.insc.anl.gov/cgi-bin/sql_interface?view=rx_com_matrix&qvar=unit&qval=57 TVO 1 International Nuclear Safety Center 13 March 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/19990904021216/http://www.insc.anl.gov/cgi-bin/sql_interface?view=rx_com_matrix&qvar=unit&qval=57 4 September 1999 Births 1 February – Aino-Kaisa Saarinen, cross-country skier 19 February – Mariska, rapper, singer and songwriter 30 March – Laura Huhtasaari, politician 1 April – Mikko Franck, orchestral conductor 8 April – Alexi Laiho, rock musician (Children of Bodom) (d. 2020) 23 April – Lauri Ylönen, singer (The Rasmus) 26 April – Janne Wirman, musician (Warmen) 6 April – Janne Wirman, keyboardist (Children of Bodom) 25 May – Mikko Härkin, metal keyboardist 27 May – Laura Österberg Kalmari, footballer 18 July – Jaska Raatikainen, drummer (Children of Bodom) 31 July – Kai Mykkänen, politician 30 September – Juho Kuosmanen, film director and screenwriterTorino Film Lab: Juho KuosmanenYLE: Ohjaaja Juho Kuosmanen kertaa riemukasta iltaa Cannesin elokuvajuhlilla – "Ehkä meidät kutsuttiin, koska olimme kaupungissa", voittaja arveli ennen kuin totuus paljastui (in Finnish) 17 October – Kimi Räikkönen, racing driver, 2007 Formula 1 world champion 27 November – Teemu Tainio, footballer and manager 5 December – Niklas Hagman, ice hockey player Deaths 26 August – Mika Waltari, author (b. 1908)Hejkalová Markéta Turner Gerald 2008 2007 (Czech) Mika Waltari: The Finn Helsinki WSOY 978-951-0-34335-7 171 References 1979 Category:1970s in Finland Finland Finland Category:Years of the 20th century in Finland