2006 in Finland

2006 in Finland

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c=21st century
cf=22nd century

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yp2=2004
yp3=2005
year=2006
ya1=2007
ya2=2008
ya3=2009

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dn3=2030s

Events

*January 1: Municipalities of Rovaniemi and Rovaniemen maalaiskunta united.
*January 15: The first round of the 2006 presidential election.
*January 29: The current incumbent Tarja Halonen selected as the president on the second round of the 2006 presidential election.
*March 16: Translation of "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" published at midnight.
*March 29: Partial solar eclipse.
*May 1: Rioting in Helsinki after EuroMayDay demonstrations at the VR warehouses.
*May 5: One of the two VR warehouses burned down in an apparent arson attack only a few days before their demolition was to begin.
*May 20: Lordi wins the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 in Athens, Greece.
*May 26: A crowd of 90,000 celebrates the victory of Eurovision Song Contest 2006 at the Market Square, Helsinki.
*May 29: An arsonist burns the roof of the Porvoo Cathedral causing massive damage to the building.
*July 1: Finland receives the precidency of the Council of the European Union.
*July 25: Jarno Mäkinen, a Finnish UNTSO observer killed in an Israeli attack during the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict.

ports

*Winter Olympic Games held in Turin, Italy:
**February 26: Finland wins silver after losing to Sweden in the ice hockey.

Deaths

*January 5: Ilpo Hakasalo, radio journalist
*January 16: Ville-Veikko Salminen, actor
*January 25: Matti Tuominen, actor
*February 10: Kari K. Laurla, heraldist
*February 23: Mauri Favén, painter
*April 18: Anna Hagman, the oldest living person in Finland at the time
*April 19: Tuure Salo, politician
*April 24: Erik Bergman, composer, academician
*April 25: Tabe Slioor, socialite, celebrity journalist
*May 1: Rauno Lehtinen, conductor, composer
*May 3: Nandor Mikola, painter
*May 25: Kari S. Tikka, professor of finance, murdered
*June 4: Jorma Palo, emeritus professor
*July 8: Kari Kontio, author
*July 12: Kari Mannerla, board and card game designer
*July 12: Jorma Pilkevaara, basket ball player
*July 14: Alice Kaira, painter
*July 16: Aulis Virtanen, sports editor
*July 17: Paavo Einiö
*July 17: Paula Björkqvist, politician, killed by her husband
*July 18: Ilmari Aarre-Ahtio, actor
*July 20: Risto Karlsson, journalist and author
*August 13: Elina Karjalainen, author
*August 15: Jorma Weneskoski, Jazz musician and manager
*August 19: Jarkko Laine, author
*September 8: Jaakko Pöyry, the founder of Pöyry oyj
*November 24: Juice Leskinen, singer and songwriter


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