2017 in Finland

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See also:	Other events of 2017 Timeline of Finnish history

The year 2017 is the centenary of the independence of Finland.

Incumbents

• President: Sauli Niinistö
  • Prime Minister: Juha Sipilä

Legislative

• Speaker: Maria Lohela
  • First Deputy Speaker: Mauri Pekkarinen
  • Second Deputy Speaker: Arto Satonen

Events

February

• 22 February – Opening ceremony of the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2017, hosted in Lahti.

March

• 1 March – Same-sex marriage legalized in Finland.

December

• 6 December – Finland celebrates 100 years of independence. The Finnish Prime Minister's Office has created an organization called Finland 100 Years (Finnish: Suomi 100 -hanke), to organize a series of jubilee events.^[1]

Deaths

• May 12: Mauno Koivisto, Finnish politician, former president (born 1923)

References

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Years in Finland

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