2015_in_Finland Knowpia

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See also:	Other events of 2015; Timeline of Finnish history;

The following lists events that happened during 2015 in Finland.

Incumbents edit

President: Sauli Niinistö
Prime Minister: Alexander Stubb (until 29 May), Juha Sipilä (from 29 May)
Speaker: Eero Heinäluoma (until 21 April), Juha Sipilä (from 28 April), (until 29 May), Maria Lohela (from 29 May)

19 April – 2015 Finnish parliamentary election was held. As the leader of the largest party, Juha Sipilä of Centre was tasked with forming the new government coalition.
29 May – Coalition negotiations ware completed, leading to the formation of the Sipilä cabinet.

3 January – Jouko Törmänen, 60, ski jumper, Olympic champion (1980)^[1]
8 February
- Rauni-Leena Luukanen-Kilde, 75, parapsychologist^[2]
- Oscar Stenström, 36, racing cyclist^[3]
29 June – Rabbe Grönblom, 65, restaurant owner and entrepreneur^[4]
2 September – Simo Salminen, 82, comedic actor^[5]

^ Olympiavoittaja Jouko Törmänen on kuollut Archived 2015-01-03 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)
^ Ufologi Rauni-Leena Luukanen-Kilde on kuollut Archived 2015-02-09 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)
^ Cykelprofilen Oscar Stenström är död (in Swedish)
^ "Kotipizzan perustaja Rabbe Grönblom on kuollut". Ilta-Sanomat. 29 June 2015.
^ Näyttelijä Simo Salminen on kuollut (in Finnish)