flag flying days in Finland

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! Swedish name{{Cite web |title=Flaggdagar och tider |url=https://intermin.fi/sv/flagga-och-vapen/flaggdagar-och-tider |access-date=19 January 2025 |website=Inrikesministeriet |language=sv-SE}}

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| Kalevala Day,

Day of Finnish culture

| {{lang|fi|Kalevalan päivä}} or {{Lang|fi|suomalaisen kulttuurin päivä}}

| {{lang|sv|Kalevaladagen}} or {{Lang|sv|den finska kulturens dag}}

| On this day in 1835, Elias Lönnrot signed the preface of the first edition of Kalevala.

| Labour Day

| {{lang|fi|vappu}}

| {{lang|sv|första maj}}

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| Mother's Day

| {{lang|fi|äitienpäivä}}

| {{lang|sv|morsdagen}}

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| Flag Day of the Finnish Defence Forces

| {{lang|fi|puolustusvoimain lippujuhlan päivä}}

| {{lang|sv|försvarets fanfest}}

| Birthday of Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim, Marshal of Finland

| Midsummer Day

| {{lang|fi|juhannus}}

| {{lang|sv|midsommardagen}}

| The occasion is also celebrated as the Day of the Finnish Flag. The flag is hoisted on Midsummer's eve at 6 PM and flown through the night until 9 PM the next day.

| Father's Day

| {{lang|fi|isänpäivä}}

| {{lang|sv|farsdagen}}

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| Independence Day

| {{lang|fi|itsenäisyyspäivä}}

| {{lang|sv|självständighetsdagen}}

| Finnish Declaration of Independence was adopted on December 6 1917.

| Days when Finland holds parliamentary, presidential and local elections, elections to the European Parliament, or a referendum

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| The day the President of Finland is inaugurated

| {{lang|fi|presidentin virkaanastumispäivä}}

| {{lang|sv|den dag då republikens president tillträder sitt ämbete}}

| 1 February or 1 March in every six years

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| Runeberg Day

| {{lang|fi|Runebergin päivä}}

| {{lang|sv|Runebergsdagen}}

| Birthday of the national poet Johan Ludvig Runeberg

| Minna Canth Day, Day of Equality

| {{lang|fi|Minna Canthin päivä}} or {{lang|fi|tasa-arvon päivä}}

| {{lang|sv|Minna Canth-dagen}} or {{lang|sv|jämställdhetsdagen}}

| Birthday of novelist and playwright Minna Canth

| Mikael Agricola Day, Day of the Finnish language

| {{lang|fi|suomen kielen päivä}}

| {{lang|sv|Mikael Agricoladagen}} or {{lang|sv|finska språkets dag}}

| On this day, Mikael Agricola, the founder of the literary Finnish language died, and Elias Lönnrot, a collector of folklore was born.

| National Veterans' Day

| {{lang|fi|kansallinen veteraanipäivä}}

| {{lang|sv|nationella veterandagen}}

| World War II in Finland ended on 27 April 1945.

| Europe Day

| {{lang|fi|Eurooppa-päivä}}

| {{lang|sv|Europadagen}}

| It is advised by the Finnish Ministry of the Interior that the European Union flag is flown alongside the Finnish flag on this day.{{Cite web|url=https://intermin.fi/suomen-lippu/liputus-eu-lipulla|title=Liputus EU-lipulla|website=Sisäministeriö|access-date=28 January 2023|archive-date=7 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207103528/https://intermin.fi/suomen-lippu/liputus-eu-lipulla|url-status=live}}

| Day of Finnish Identity

| {{Lang|fi|J.V. Snellmannin päivä}} or {{lang|fi|suomalaisuuden päivä}}

| {{lang|sv|Snellmansdagen}} or {{lang|sv|finskhetens dag}}

| Birthday of the statesman Johan Vilhelm Snellman

| Remembrance Day

| {{lang|fi|kaatuneitten muistopäivä}}

| {{lang|sv|de stupades dag}}

| A memorial day for everyone who has died in Finnish wars, combat-like duties or peacekeeping operations both during fighting and after they've ceased, including those executed or who have died as a POW.

| Eino Leino Day,

Day of Summer and Poetry

| {{lang|fi|Eino Leinon päivä}} or {{lang|fi|Runon ja suven päivä}}

| {{lang|sv|Eino Leinodagen}} or {{lang|sv|diktens och sommarens dag}}

| Birthday of the poet Eino Leino

| Finland's Nature Day

| {{lang|fi|Suomen luonnon päivä}}

| {{lang|sv|den finska naturens dag}}

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| Miina Sillanpää Day, Day of Civic Participation

| {{lang|fi|Minna Sillanpään päivä}} or {{lang|fi|kansalaisvaikuttamisen päivä}}

| {{lang|sv|Miina Sillanpää-dagen}} or

{{lang|sv|medborgarinflytandets dag}}

| The date commemorates the declaration of universal suffrage in Finland on 1 October 1906.{{Cite web |title=Miina Sillanpään liputuspäivä |url=https://www.miinasillanpaaseura.fi/seura/miina-sillanpaan-liputuspaiva |access-date=2025-02-11 |website=Miina Sillanpään Seura}}

| Aleksis Kivi Day,

Finnish Literature Day

| {{lang|fi|Aleksis Kiven päivä}} or {{lang|fi|suomalaisen kirjallisuuden päivä}}

| {{lang|sv|Aleksis Kividagen}} or

{{lang|sv|den finska litteraturens dag}}

| Birthday of the national writer Aleksis Kivi

| United Nations Day

| {{lang|fi|Yhdistyneiden kansakuntien päivä}}

| {{lang|sv|FN-dagen}}

| United Nations began its operations on 24 October 1945.

| Finnish Swedish Heritage Day

| {{lang|fi|ruotsalaisuuden päivä}}

| {{lang|sv|svenska dagen}}

| Coincides with Gustavus Adolphus Day in Sweden.{{Cite web |title=Svenska dagen |url=https://www.uppslagsverket.fi/sv/sok/view-170045-SvenskaDagen |access-date=6 November 2024 |website=Uppslagsverket Finland}}

| Day of Children's Rights

| {{lang|fi|lapsen oikeuksien päivä}}

| {{lang|sv|barnkonventionens dag}}

| Declaration of the Rights of the Child was adopted by the UN on 20 November 1959.

| Jean Sibelius Day, Finnish Music Day

| {{lang|fi|Jean Sibeliuksen päivä}} or

{{Lang|fi|suomalaisen musiikin päivä}}

| {{lang|sv|Jean Sibeliusdagen}} or {{lang|sv|den finländska musikens dag}}

| Birthday of Finnish composer Jean Sibelius.

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| Alvar and Aino Aalto Day, Day of Finnish Architecture and Design

| {{lang|fi|Alvar ja Aino Aallon sekä suomalaisen arkkitehtuurin ja muotoilun päivä}}

| {{lang|sv|Alvar och Aino Aaltos samt finsk arkitekturs och formgivnings dag}}

| Birthday of the architect Alvar Aalto

| Sámi National Day

| {{lang|fi|saamelaisten kansallispäivä}}

| {{lang|sv|samernas nationaldag}}

| The first international Sámi congress began on February 6 1917.

| International Romani Day

| {{lang|fi|Romanien kansallispäivä}}

| {{lang|sv|Romernas nationaldag}}

| In honour of the first major international Romani meeting on 7–12 April 1971

| Tove Jansson Day, Day of Finnish Art

| {{lang|fi|Tove Janssonin ja suomalaisen taiteen päivä}}

| {{lang|sv|Tove Janssons samt finska konstens dag}}

| Birthday of the artist Tove Jansson