title: 2004 in Finland
text: # 2004 in Finland
  
  Events from the year 2004 in Finland
  
  ## Incumbents
  
  * President: Tarja Halonen
  * Prime Minister: Matti Vanhanen
  * Speaker: Paavo Lipponen
  
  ## Deaths
  
  * 6 January: Markku Salminen, orienteer (b. 1946)
  * 16 January: Kalevi Sorsa, politician, prime minister 1972–1975, 1977–1979, 1982–1987 (b. 1930)
  * 26 February: Adolf Ehrnrooth, general (b. 1905)
  * 30 July: Vivica Bandler, theatre director (b. 1917)
  * 12 November: Usko Meriläinen, composer (b. 1930)
  * 24 December: Lauri Silvennoinen, Olympic cross-country skier (1948 silver medal winner in men's 4 x 10 kilometre cross-country skiing relay) (b. 1916)
  