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2016 In Finland
The following lists events that happened during 2016 in Finland. Incumbents Events January * Four pairs of municipalities were merged Hämeenkoski with Hollola, Jalasjärvi with Kurikka Kurikka is a List of cities and towns in Finland, town and Municipalities of Finland, municipality in Finland. It is located in the Southern Ostrobothnia regions of Finland, region. The population of Kurikka is () and the municipality covers a ..., Köyliö with Säkylä and Nastola with Lahti. February * First ever face transfer operation in Nordic countries was made in Helsinki March * Church in Ylivieska was destroyed in a fire April May * Finland became running-up in 2016 IIHF World Championship June * Three parties selected new chairmen: Petteri Orpo for National Coalition Party, Coalition, Li Andersson for Left Alliance (Finland), Left Alliance, Anna-Maja Henriksson for Swedish People's Party of Finland, SFP July August September * September 10 ** At a demonstration near t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016
2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the International Social Science Council (ISSC), and the International Council for Philosophy and Human Sciences (CIPSH). __TOC__ Events January * January 3 – Following 2016 attack on the Saudi diplomatic missions in Iran, the fallout caused by the Nimr al-Nimr#Execution and reaction against, execution of Nimr al-Nimr, Saudi Arabia and several other countries end their Iran–Saudi Arabia relations, diplomatic relations with Iran. * January 8 – Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, Joaquín Guzmán, widely regarded as the world's most powerful drug trafficker, is recaptured following his escape from a maximum-security prison in Mexico. * January 10 – English singer, songwriter, musician, and actor David Bowie dies in his New York City apartm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
