2002 in Finland
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Incumbents
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.[3]
- Rally Finland 2002, part of the World Rally Championship, is held in Jyväskylä and won by Marcus Grönholm.[4]
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 (died 19 March 2002).