2024 in Finland
Finland-related events during 2024
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Events in the year 2024 in Finland.
Incumbents
- President: Sauli Niinistö (until 1 March); Alexander Stubb onwards
- Prime Minister: Petteri Orpo
- Parliament: 2023–2027 Eduskunta/Riksdag
- Speaker of the Parliament: Jussi Halla-aho
Events
Events
- 28 January – 2024 Finnish presidential election[1]
- 11 February – Alexander Stubb is elected President of Finland with 51.6% of the vote.[2]
- 1 March – Alexander Stubb takes office as the 13th President of Finland.[3]
- 2 April – Viertola school shooting; Three 12-year old children are shot, one of them fatally, in a school shooting in Vantaa. The suspect, who is also a 12-year old, is arrested.[4]
- 13–14 April – Evacuations are ordered in parts of Northern Ostrobothnia due to flooding caused by the spring thaw.[5]
- 26 April – Finns Party MP Timo Vornanen is arrested by police on suspicion of firing a gun inside a nightclub in Helsinki.[6]
- 6–9 June – 2024 European Parliament election
Holidays
- 1 January - New Year's Day
- 6 January - Epiphany
- 29 March - Good Friday
- 1 April - Easter Monday
- 1 May - May Day
- 9 May - Ascension Day
- 19 May - Whit Sunday
- 21 June – Midsummer Day
- 2 November - All Saints' Day
- 6 December – Independence Day
- 24 December - Christmas Eve
- 25 December - Christmas Day
- 26 December – Boxing Day
Art and entertainment
- List of Finnish submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
- List of Finnish films of the 2020s
See also
References
- ^ "Schedule for the 2024 presidential election". Ministry of Justice Department for Democracy and Public Law. Vaalit. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
- ^ "Tässä on vaalien tulos: Alexander Stubb on Suomen uusi presidentti". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). 2024-02-11. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
- ^ "New Finnish leader Alexander Stubb says it took 'final step' into Western community by joining NATO". AP News. 2024-03-01. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
- ^ "Finland shooting: Child held after pupil aged 12 shot dead at school in Vantaa". BBC. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
- ^ "Residents evacuated as flood waters rise in western Finland". Yle. 14 April 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ "Police arrest Finns Party MP over nightclub shooting". Yle. 27 April 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ "Finland Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
- ^ "National holidays when banks are closed". Suomen Pankki. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
External links
- Online calendar
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