2002 in Finland

Incumbents

• President: Tarja Halonen
• Prime Minister: Paavo Lipponen

  Events

• Kamppi Car Bomb: On 16 July 2002, a car bomb detonated in the Kamppi district of Helsinki. The blast was linked to a rare contract killing.
• Myyrmanni Bombing: On 11 October 2002, a bomb exploded at the Myyrmanni shopping centre in Vantaa, near Helsinki. The attack killed seven people and injured around 159 others, including children.
• Rally Finland 2002, part of the World Rally Championship, is held in Jyväskylä and won by Marcus Grönholm.

  Births

• Joakim Oldorff – Finnish Badminton player
• Linnea Ceder – Finnish Figure skater
• Adam Mekki – Finnish Footballer
• Ona Huczkowski – Finnish Actress

  Deaths

• Erkki Salmenhaara – Finnish composer and musicologist.