2001 in Finland
The following lists events that happened during 2001 in Finland.
Incumbents
Events
- March 2 - The began a doctors' strike that lasted until August 18th.
- August 24 - Heino murders: Four teenagers murdered businessman Martti Heino and his wife Elise Heino in Loppi.
Births
Deaths
- January 15 - Kaija Siren, 80, architect
- March 3 - Maija Isola, 73, textile designer
- June 27 – Tove Jansson, 86, author, painter and comic strip artist
- September 7 - Spede Pasanen, 71, television star, film director and inventor, heart attack.
- October 20 - Marko Hirsma, 36, musician, outlaw biker and gangster, murdered
- November 26 - Nils-Aslak Valkeapää, 58, Finnish-Sami writer, musician, and artist