The following lists events that happened during 2015 in Finland.
Incumbents
- 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)
Events
- 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.
Deaths
- 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]
References
- ^ 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)
External links
Media related to 2015 in Finland at Wikimedia Commons
