2008 in Finland

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See also:	Other events of 2008; Timeline of Finnish history;

Events in the year 2008 in Finland.

Incumbents

28 January – Tapio Hämäläinen, actor and theater counsellor (b. 1922)
28 January – Faina Jyrkilä, sociologist (b. 1917)
9 February – Martti Linna, farmer and politician (b. 1911).^[1]
27 February – Mandi Lampi, actress and singer (b. 1988).^[2]
17 March – Ola Rosendahl, agronomist, farmer and politician (b. 1939)
18 March – Jyrki Hämäläinen, magazine editor and biographer (b. 1942)
18 March – Mia Permanto, pop singer and radio host (b. 1988)
7 April – Esko Tommola, newsreader (b. 1930)
10 June – Eero Mäkelä, chef (b. 1942)
25 August – Pehr Henrik Nordgren, composer (b. 1944)
3 September – Aarno Karhilo, diplomat (b. 1927)
16 October – Ere Kokkonen, film director (b. 1938)
27 November – Pekka Pohjola, multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer (b. 1952)

^ "Eduskunta - kansanedustajat". Eduskunta.fi. Archived from the original on 19 October 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
^ "Lahjakas lapsitähti Mandi Lampi kuoli äkillisesti". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). 29 February 2008. Archived from the original on 24 May 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2019.