2010 in Finland

Incumbents

• President - Tarja Halonen
• Prime Minister - Matti Vanhanen, Mari Kiviniemi

  Events

• 12-28 February - 95 athletes competed for Finland at the 2010 Winter Olympics
• 21 November to 2 December - the 10th International Jean Sibelius Violin Competition took place in Helsinki

  Deaths

• 8 January - Tony Halme, politician and martial artist
• 8 January - Rolf Koskinen, orienteering competitor
• 27 February - Helge Herala, stage and film actor
• 30 April - Jorma Peltonen, ice hockey player
• 5 May - Harry Siljander, light-heavyweight boxer.
• 31 May - Olli Laiho, gymnast.
• 13 July - Pentti Linnosvuo, sport shooter.
• 16 September - Erkki Ertama, composer and conductor
• 3 November - Pentti Uotinen, ski jumper
• 9 December - Thorvald Strömberg, sprint canoer.