2025 in Finland
Incumbents
Events
- 14 March – Yan Petrovsky, a Russian national and former commander of the far-right Russian nationalist paramilitary Rusich Group who was arrested in Finland in 2023, is sentenced by a court in Helsinki to life imprisonment for war crimes committed during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.{{cite news|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/3/14/finnish-court-convicts-russian-man-for-war-crimes-in-ukraine |title=Finnish court convicts Russian man for war crimes in Ukraine |date=15 March 2025 |access-date=15 March 2025 |work=Al Jazeera}}
- 13 April:
- 2025 Finnish county elections
- 2025 Finnish municipal elections
- 8 May – An F/A-18 Hornet of the Finnish Air Force crashes during a rehearsal for an airshow near Rovaniemi Airport. The pilot ejects and is rescued.{{cite news|url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250507-finnish-fighter-jet-crashes-in-arctic-town-pilot-ejected |title=Finnish fighter jet crashes in Arctic town, pilot ejected |date=8 May 2025 |access-date=8 May 2025 |work=France 24}}
= Predicted and scheduled events =
- 27 August–14 September – EuroBasket 2025 in Cyprus, Finland, Latvia and Poland{{cite news|url=https://www.fiba.basketball/news/latvia-cyprus-and-finland-named-fiba-eurobasket-2025-hosts|title=Latvia, Cyprus and Finland named FIBA EuroBasket 2025 hosts|date=29 March 2022|access-date=29 March 2022}}{{cite news|url=https://www.fiba.basketball/news/poland-named-fiba-eurobasket-2025-co-host|title=Poland named FIBA EuroBasket 2025 co-host|date=17 September 2022|publisher=fiba.basketball|access-date=17 September 2022}}{{cite news|url=https://www.fiba.basketball/eurobasket/2025/news/draw-to-determine-early-designation-of-fiba-eurobasket-2025-groups-held-in-ljubljana|title=Draw to determine early designation of FIBA EuroBasket 2025 groups held in Ljubljana|publisher=fiba.basketball|date=24 June 2023|access-date=24 June 2023}}
Deaths
- 8 February {{ndash}} Yrjö Kukkapuro, interior architect and furniture designer{{cite news|url=https://apnews.com/article/kukkapuro-finland-chair-designer-dies-ebf19315ca49994b799f72c057458d59 |title=Finnish designer Yrjö Kukkapuro, whose postmodern chairs graced waiting rooms and museums, dies |date=9 February 2025 |access-date=9 February 2025 |work=AP News}}
Holidays
{{Further|Public holidays in Finland}}
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- 1 January {{ndash}} New Year's Day
- 6 January {{ndash}} Epiphany
- 18 April {{ndash}} Good Friday
- 20 April {{ndash}} Easter Sunday
- 21 April {{ndash}} Easter Monday
- 1 May {{ndash}} May Day
- 29 May {{ndash}} Ascension Day
- 8 June {{ndash}} Whit Sunday
- 21 June {{ndash}} Midsummer Day
- 2 November {{ndash}} All Saints' Day
- 6 December {{ndash}} Independence Day
- 24 December {{ndash}} Christmas Eve
- 25 December {{ndash}} Christmas Day
- 26 December {{ndash}} Boxing Day
Art and entertainment
See also
References
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External links
- [https://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/?year=2025&country=24 Online calendar]
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