2000 in Finland

← 1999 1998 1997 2000 in Finland → 2001 2002 2003
Decades:	1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s
See also:	Other events of 2000 Timeline of Finnish history

The following lists events that happened during 2000 in Finland.

Incumbents

• President: Martti Ahtisaari^[1] (until 1 March), Tarja Halonen (starting 1 March)^[2]
• Prime Minister: Paavo Lipponen^[3]

Events

• 16 January to 6 February - 2000 Finnish presidential election with Tarja Halonen elected as the first female president of Finland.

Births

• July 6 – Jesperi Kotkaniemi, ice hockey player
• October 1 – Kalle Rovanperä, rally driver^[4]
• December 26 – Isac Elliot, actor, dancer, singer and songwriter^[5]

Full date unknown

• Tom Kuchka, American bluegrass musician who lived in Finland (b. 1938)^[6]

References

1. "Martti Ahtisaari". www.nobelprize.org. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
2. "Tarja Halonen - president of Finland". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
3. Heath-Brown, Nick (2017). The Statesman's Yearbook 2016: The Politics, Cultures and Economies of the World. Springer. p. 460. ISBN 9781349578238.
4. Kalle Rovanperä
5. "Isac Elliot - New Songs, Playlists & Latest News". BBC. Archived from the original on September 25, 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
6. Tom Kuchka (1938–2000), Finnish Bluegrass Association