2008 in Finland

none 2008 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 thumb |right |100 px | Ere Kokkonen 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).http://www.eduskunta.fi/triphome/bin/hex5000.sh?hnro=910089 Eduskunta - kansanedustajat Eduskunta.fi 22 November 2019 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20141019223217/http://www.eduskunta.fi/triphome/bin/hex5000.sh?hnro=910089 19 October 2014 27 February – Mandi Lampi, actress and singer (b. 1988).http://www.iltasanomat.fi/viihde/uutinen.asp?id=1494540 Lahjakas lapsitähti Mandi Lampi kuoli äkillisesti 29 February 2008 Ilta-Sanomat fi 22 November 2019 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110524142214/http://www.iltasanomat.fi/viihde/Lahjakas%20lapsit%C3%A4hti%20Mandi%20Lampi%20kuoli%20%C3%A4killisesti/art-1288339695287.html 24 May 2011 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) References 2008 Category:2000s in Finland Finland Finland Category:Years of the 21st century in Finland