2001 in Finland

The following lists events that happened during 2001 in Finland.

← 2000 1999 1998 2001 in Finland → 2002 2003 2004
Decades:	1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s
See also:	Other events of 2001 Timeline of Finnish history

Incumbents

• President: Tarja Halonen^[1]
• Prime Minister: Paavo Lipponen^[2]

Events

• March 2 – The Finnish Medical Association [fi] began a doctors' strike that lasted until August 18th.^[3][4]
• August 24 – Heino murders: Four teenagers murdered businessman Martti Heino and his wife Elise Heino in Loppi.^[5]

Births

• February 13 – Kaapo Kakko, ice hockey player^[6]

Deaths

• January 15 – Kaija Siren, 80, architect^[7]
• March 3 – Maija Isola, 73, textile designer^[8]
• September 7 – Spede Pasanen, 71, television star, film director and inventor, heart attack.^[9]
• October 20 – Marko Hirsma, 36, musician, outlaw biker and gangster, murdered^[10]
• November 26 – Nils-Aslak Valkeapää, 58, Finnish-Sami writer, musician, and artist^[11]