Flag days in 2024
January
- 28.1. Presidential Election
February
- 3.2. Alvar och Aino Aalto day, Day of Finnish Architecture and Design | a recommended flag day
- 5.2. Runeberg Day
- 6.2. Sámi National Day | a recommended flag day
- 11.2. Second round of the Presidential Election
- 28.2. Kalevala Day, Day of Finnish Culture
March
- 1.3. The day the Finnish President is inaugurated
- 19.3. Minna Canth Day, Day of Equality
April
- 8.4. International Romani Day | a recommended flag day
- 9.4. Mikael Agricola Day, Day of the Finnish Language
- 27.4. National War Veterans’ Day
May
- 1.5. May Day, Labour Day
- 9.5. Europe Day
- 12.5. J. V. Snellman Day, Day of Finnish Heritage
- 12.5. Mothers' Day
- 19.5. Remembrance Day
June
- 4.6. Flag Day of the Finnish Defence Forces
- 9.6. European Parliament election
- 22.6. Midsummer Day, Day of the Finnish Flag
July
- 6.7. Eino Leino Day, Day of Summer and Poetry
August
- 9.8. Tove Jansson Day, Day of Finnish Art | a recommended flag day
- 31.8. Finland’s Nature Day
October
- 1.10. Miina Sillanpää Day, Day of Civic Participation
- 10.10. Aleksis Kivi Day, Day of Finnish Literature
- 24.10. United Nations Day
November
- 6.11. Finnish Swedish Heritage Day, svenska dagen
- 10.11. Fathers’ Day
- 20.11. Day of Children’s Rights
December
- 6.12. Independence Day
- 8.12. Jean Sibelius Day, Day of Finnish Music
News
Finland and Sweden to strengthen civil preparedness and emergency planning together
Press release
16.9.2024 15.10
Draft legislative proposal on tightening conditions for family reunification circulated for comments
Press release
12.9.2024 9.17
Joint EU crisis preparedness helps support preparedness in all Member States
Press release
6.9.2024 12.30
Minister Ranne: Government strengthens police and Border Guard activities in budget negotiations
Press release
3.9.2024 19.33
Temporary protection for Ukrainians displaced by war to continue
Press release
3.9.2024 14.18
Phase two of Rescue Act reform launched
Press release
27.8.2024 9.09
Municipal health protection authorities to be given powers to issue emergency warnings
Press release
26.8.2024 11.36
Extensive project launched to develop regional preparedness for incidents
Press release
16.8.2024 10.03
Ministry of the Interior has launched preparation of Government Report on Internal Security
Press release
13.8.2024 11.54
Several amendments to Firearms Act to be prepared
Press release
1.8.2024 10.23