2023 in Finland
Events in the year 2023 in Finland. Incumbents 

 President: Sauli Niinistö
 Prime Minister: Sanna Marin, Petteri Orpo
 Parliament: 2019–2023 Eduskunta/Riksdag
 Speaker of the Parliament: Matti Vanhanen

Events 
Ongoing — Accession of Finland to NATO (Until 4 April)
 1 March – The Finnish Parliament votes 184–7 to formally approve the country's accession to NATO, and to adopt the military alliance's founding documents. 2 April – 2023 Finnish parliamentary election: Finns head to the polls to elect the 200 members of the parliament. Centre-right National Coalition Party wins the most votes at 20.7%, while the ruling Social Democratic Party places third with 19.9%. The Finns Party becomes the 2nd largest party in Parliament and got its highest vote ever with 20.1%. 4 April – Finland officially joins NATO, becoming the 31st member of the military alliance and expanding NATO's border with Russia by 1,300 kilometres (810 mi). 10 May – 2023 Espoo bridge collapse. 20 June – 2023 Finnish parliamentary election: Petteri Orpo is officially appointed as the 47th Prime Minister and his cabinet is formed. Former Finns Party leader Jussi Halla-aho is named Speaker of the Parliament of Finland
30 June – Finns Party Vilhelm Junnila announced that he would resign as Minister of Economic Affairs in the Orpo Cabinet. After Junnila's past actions and potential connections to neo-Nazi organizations became a subject of heated discussion. 10 October – Finland reports that the Balticconnector submarine pipeline connecting Finland and Estonia has been closed following damage and a gas leak. Sports 

 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Group H
 2022–23 Liiga season

Deaths

 13 January – Kai Kalima, 77, lawyer and politician, MP (1989–1991). 14 January – Juhan af Grann, 78, film director and unidentified flying object documentary filmmaker. 16 January – Reino Nyyssönen, 87, tennis player. 27 January – Raimo Aulis Anttila, 87, linguist. 8 February – Arto Heiskanen, 59, ice hockey player (Porin Ässät, Lukko, Albatros de Brest). 13 February – Mikaela Fabricius-Bjerre, 53, Olympic dressage rider (2012). 27 February – Juha Valjakkala, 57, convicted murderer. 5 March –
 Ilkka Järvi-Laturi, 61, Finnish-born American film director (Spy Games). Matti Klinge, 86, historian. 8 March – Pentti Koskinen, 79, Olympic diver (1964, 1968, 1972). 18 March – Pekka Paavola, 89, politician, minister of justice (1972). 21 March – Harri Nykänen, 69, writer. 27 March – Tauno Honkanen, 95, Olympic skier (1948). 22 April – Ulf Sundqvist, 78, politician, minister of education (1972–1975) and trade (1979–1981). 26 April – Stina Rautelin, 59, Finnish-Swedish actress (Beck, Fallet, Rederiet). 29 April – Eero Saari, 94, Olympic ice hockey player (1952). 5 May – 
 Martti Aiha, 70, sculptor. Siiri Rantanen, 98, cross-country skier, Olympic champion (1956). 6 May – Raimo Partanen, 82, Olympic skier (1964). 13 May – Johan Gullichsen, 86, Olympic sailor (1964). 26 May – Nils Henriksson, 94, Olympic cyclist (1952). 28 May – Matti Kilpiö, 83–84, philologist. 29 May –
 Teppo Rastio, 89, ice hockey (Lukko, Ilves) and football (national team) player. Tove Skutnabb-Kangas, 82, linguist. 2 June – Kaija Saariaho, 70, composer (Petals, La Passion de Simone, D'Om le Vrai Sens). 7 June – Eva Hög, 95, Olympic cross-country skier (1960). 8 June – Mari Ruti, 58–59, Finnish-born Canadian philosopher. 10 June – Jari Niinimäki, 65, footballer (Ilves, AIK, national team). 18 June – Anders Ruben Forsblom, 91, Olympic cyclist (1952). 23 June – Kunto Ojansivu, 63, actor (Elf Toljander, Sibelius, Rentun Ruusu). 26 June – Juha Hernesniemi, 75, neurosurgeon. 4 July – Miki Liukkonen, 33, writer, poet and musician. 10 July – Eero Lohi, 95, Olympic modern pentathlete (1960). 15 July – Yrjö Hakala, 91, Olympic ice hockey player (1952, 1960). 28 July – Timo Hirvonen, 49, ice hockey player (Kiekko-Espoo, SaiPa) and coach. 7 August – Aimo Vartiainen, 96, Olympic alpine skier (1948). 20 August – Pentti Virrankoski, 94, Canadian-born Finnish historian. 26 August – Lasse J. Laine, 77, ornithologist. 27 August – Minna Tarkka, 62, art critic and curator. 4 September – Eero Laine, 89, Olympic rower (1960). 5 September – 
 Erkki Hautamäki, 93, Olympic decathlete (1952) and historian. Risto Näätänen, 84, psychologist. 16 September – Torsti Lehtinen, 81, writer and philosopher. 25 September – Juhani Salovaara, 91, Olympic sailor (1964). 13 October – Jaakko Ihamuotila, 83, business executive, CEO of Valmet (1973–1979), president and chairman of Neste (1980–2000). 16 October – Martti Ahtisaari, 86, politician, president (1994–2000), Nobel Prize laureate (2008). 23 October – 
 Aira Samulin, 96, dance teacher and entrepreneur. Tuulikki Hämäläinen, 82, economist and politician, MP (1983–1999). Timo Roos, 87, teacher and politician, MP (1983–1995). 29 October – Erkki Antila, 69, Olympic biathlete (1980). References 

 
2020s in Finland
Years of the 21st century in Finland
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