2008 in Finland

Incumbents

• President - Tarja Halonen
• Prime Minister - Matti Vanhanen

  Events

• October - the 2008 Finnish municipal elections

  Deaths

• 28 January – Tapio Hämäläinen, actor and theater counsellor
• 28 January – Faina Jyrkilä, sociologist
• 9 February – Martti Linna, farmer and politician.
• 27 February – Mandi Lampi, actress and singer.
• 17 March – Ola Rosendahl, agronomist, farmer and politician
• 18 March – Jyrki Hämäläinen, magazine editor and biographer
• 18 March – Mia Permanto, pop singer and radio host
• 7 April – Esko Tommola, newsreader
• 10 June – Eero Mäkelä, chef
• 25 August – Pehr Henrik Nordgren, composer
• 3 September – Aarno Karhilo, diplomat
• 16 October – Ere Kokkonen, film director
• 27 November – Pekka Pohjola, multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer