2005 in Finland
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Events from the year 2005 in Finland
Incumbents
[edit ]Events
[edit ]- 24 January – According to Finland-based Crisis Management Initiative group, Free Aceh Movement and the Indonesian government have agreed to negotiate for ceasefire in Helsinki.[3]
- 23 June – Thousands of workers from UPM-Kymmene and Stora Enso, two leading Finnish companies in the paper industry go on strike over pay and working hours. Finland provides two thirds of the paper supply for the European magazine market. Industry analysts believe that the strike may have serious repercussions on the magazine market of Europe.[4]
- 10 August – A Sikorsky S-76 helicopter of the Finnish company Copterline has crashed into the Gulf of Finland near Estonia's capital Tallinn with 14 on board; eight Finns, four Estonians and two Americans. There are no survivors.[5]
- 15 August – The Indonesian government and rebels from the Free Aceh Movement (Gam) sign a peace deal aimed at ending their near 30 year conflict. UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan applauded both parties for reaching a peaceful settlement of the dispute through dialogue, and commended Martti Ahtisaari, former President of Finland, for the mediation role that he played throughout the negotiation process.[6]
Deaths
[edit ]- 10 May: Veikko Hursti, philanthropist (b. 1924)[7]
- 15 May: Aulis Kallakorpi, Olympic ski jumper (b. 1929)[8]
- 2 August: Tuukka Mäkelä, Olympic shooter (b. 1927)
- 15 October: Matti Wuori, politician (b. 1945)[9]
- 3 December: Kikka Sirén, singer (b. 1964)[10]
References
[edit ]- ^ "Tarja Halonen". Council of Women World Leaders. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "Finnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen resigns". France24. 18 June 2010. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "Bloomberg Politics - Bloomberg". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2022年12月09日.
- ^ "Finnish paper strike dents growth". 2005年06月21日. Retrieved 2022年12月09日.
- ^ "Estonia helicopter 14 feared dead". 2005年08月10日. Retrieved 2022年12月09日.
- ^ "Aceh rebels sign peace agreement". 2005年08月15日. Retrieved 2022年12月09日.
- ^ "Etusivu". kansallisbiografia.fi. Retrieved 2022年12月09日.
- ^ "KALLAKORPI Aulis - Athlete Information". www.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 2022年12月09日.
- ^ Hautala, Heidi (2005年10月31日). "Obituary: Matti Wuori". the Guardian. Retrieved 2022年12月09日.
- ^ ""Pankissa on Kikka-niminen tyttö, joka laulaa hyvin" – Näin Kikasta yritettiin tehdä Samantha Foxin korvaajaa, joksi tämä ei halunnut". Tamperelainen (in Finnish). 2019年07月10日. Retrieved 2022年12月09日.