2016 in Finland

The following lists events that happened during 2016 in Finland.

← 2015 2014 2013 2016 in Finland → 2017 2018 2019
Decades:	1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s
See also:	Other events of 2016 Timeline of Finnish history

Incumbents

• President: Sauli Niinistö
• Prime Minister: Juha Sipilä

Events

January

• Four pairs of municipalities were merged Hämeenkoski with Hollola, Jalasjärvi with Kurikka, Köyliö with Säkylä and Nastola with Lahti.

February

• First ever face transfer operation in Nordic countries was made in Helsinki

March

• Church in Ylivieska was destroyed in a fire

May

• Finland became running-up in 2016 IIHF World Championship

June

• Three parties selected new chairmen: Petteri Orpo for Coalition, Li Andersson for Left Alliance, Anna-Maja Henriksson for SFP

November

• City council of Tampere approved building of light rail system.

December

• December 16
  • A dangerous fire breaks out around 10:00 am at the Terrafame nickel mine in Sotkamo. The fire began in the mine's Hydrogen sulfide generator.[1]
  • A White-tailed eagle is discovered dead in Rauma, Satakunta, and the cause of death was later verified as the H5N8 virus. This is the first confirmed instance of avian flu on the Finnish mainland.[2][3]
• December 25
  • Ten thousand households within Southwest Finland go without power for an hour after an equipment failure at grid operator Fingrid's hub in the town of Uusikaupunki.[4]
• December 29
  • President Sauli Niinistö appoints Mika Lintilä, an MP for the Centre Party, as the Minister of Economic Affairs.[5]
  • The Helsinki District Court imposes a ten-year custodial prison sentence on Jari Aarnio, the former head of the anti-drug crime unit in Helsinki.[6]

Sports

• 2015–16 Liiga season
• 2016 Finnish Figure Skating Championships
• Finland at the 2016 Summer Olympics

References

1. "Hydrogen sulphide fire at Terrafame mine". Yle Uutiset. Retrieved 2017-01-13.
2. "Avian flu killing wild birds in Rauma – first mainland case confirmed". Yle Uutiset. Retrieved 2017-01-11.
3. "Avian flu killing wild birds in Rauma – first mainland case confirmed - YLE News". www.healthmap.org. Retrieved 2017-01-11.
4. "Christmas Day power outage in the southwest". Yle Uutiset. Retrieved 2017-01-11.
5. "Centre Party faithful Mika Lintilä appointed new Minister of Economic Affairs". Yle Uutiset. Retrieved 2017-01-11.
6. "10-year prison sentence for ex-drug squad chief Jari Aarnio". Yle Uutiset. Retrieved 2017-01-13.