1953 in Finland

Incumbents

• President: Juho Kusti Paasikivi
• Prime Minister: Urho Kekkonen

Establishments

• Finnish Footballer of the Year award

Events

• 10 May - The 1953 Eläintarhanajot motor race is held at Eläintarha and is won by Rodney Nuckey.

Births

• 28 February - Osmo Vänskä, orchestral conductor and musician
• 22 April - Juhani Komulainen, composer

Deaths

• 29 March - Väinö Kivisalo, politician