← 1978 1977 1976 1979 in Finland → 1980 1981 1982
Decades:	1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s
See also:	Other events of 1979 Timeline of Finnish history

The following lists events that happened during1979 inFinland.

• President:Urho Kekkonen^[1]
• Prime Minister:Kalevi Sorsa (until 26 May);Mauno Koivisto (from 26 May)^[1]

• 10 October – TheOlkiluoto Nuclear Power Plant began operations inEurajoki,Satakunta,Finland.^[2]

• 1 February –Aino-Kaisa Saarinen, cross-country skier
• 19 February –Mariska, rapper, singer and songwriter
• 30 March –Laura Huhtasaari, politician
• 1 April –Mikko Franck, orchestral conductor
• 8 April –Alexi Laiho, rock musician (Children of Bodom) (d.2020)
• 23 April –Lauri Ylönen, singer (The Rasmus)
• 26 April –Janne Wirman, musician (Warmen)
• 6 April –Janne Wirman, keyboardist (Children of Bodom)
• 25 May –Mikko Härkin, metal keyboardist
• 27 May –Laura Österberg Kalmari, footballer
• 18 July –Jaska Raatikainen, drummer (Children of Bodom)
• 31 July –Kai Mykkänen, politician
• 30 September –Juho Kuosmanen, film director and screenwriter^[3][4]
• 17 October –Kimi Räikkönen, racing driver,2007Formula 1 world champion
• 27 November –Teemu Tainio, footballer and manager
• 5 December –Niklas Hagman, ice hockey player

• 26 August –Mika Waltari, author (b.1908)^[5]

• 1979 in Finland
• 1970s in Finland
• 1979 in Europe
• 1979 by country
• Years of the 20th century in Finland

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