2026 in Finland
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Events in the year 2026 in Finland.
Incumbents
[edit]- President: Alexander Stubb
- Prime Minister: Petteri Orpo
- Parliament: 2023–2027 Eduskunta/Riksdag
- Speaker of the Parliament: Jussi Halla-aho
Events
[edit]January
[edit]- 1 January – Police arrest two people suspected of damaging a submarine telecommunications cable in the Gulf of Finland that runs between Finland and Estonia.[1][2]
March
[edit]- 6 March – Finland boycotts the opening ceremony of the 2026 Winter Paralympics in Italy in protest over Russian athletes being allowed to compete under the Russian flag after the lifting of sanctions imposed over the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022.[3]
- 26 March – the Supreme Court of Finland convicted Christian Democrats politician Päivi Räsänen and bishop Juhana Pohjola of hate speech against gay people.[4] The court ordered her to pay a fine of 1,800 euros.[5][6] The decision in the Supreme Court was reached by a narrow 3–2 vote.[7]
- 29 March – Two Ukrainian drones stray into Finnish airspace and crash near Kouvola. One of them is destroyed in a controlled detonation by Finnish authorities.[8]
Predicted and scheduled events
[edit]- TBA – 2026 Men's European Volleyball Championship in Bulgaria, Finland, Italy and Romania[9][10]
Holidays
[edit]- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 6 January – Epiphany
- 3 April – Good Friday
- 5 April – Easter Sunday
- 6 April – Easter Monday
- 1 May – May Day
- 14 May – Ascension Day
- 24 May – Whit Sunday
- 20 June – Midsummer Day
- 31 October – All Saints' Day
- 6 December – Independence Day
- 24 December – Christmas Eve
- 25 December – Christmas Day
- 26 December – Boxing Day
Art and entertainment
[edit]- List of Finnish submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
- List of Finnish films of the 2020s
Deaths
[edit]- 2 January – Ritva Auvinen, 93, opera singer.[13]
- 15 January – Pertti Voutilainen, 85, banker and businessman.[14]
- 20 January – Arvo Siikamäki, 82, sculptor.[15]
- 5 February – Pentti Lindegren, 86, ice hockey player (HIFK, AIK IF) and commentator.[16]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Police in Finland arrest 2 members of cargo ship's crew in connection with damage to undersea cable". Associated Press. 2026-01-02. Retrieved 2026-01-02.
- ^ Oelofse, Louis (2026-01-02). "Finnish police arrest 2 over undersea cable damage". DW. Retrieved 2026-01-02.
- ^ "Russian flag returns as Milan Cortina Winter Paralympics open amid Iran war and boycott". AP News. Retrieved 2026-03-07.
- ^ "Finnish Christian MP convicted of 'crimes against humanity' for church booklet on marriage". Christian Institute. 26 March 2026.
- ^ Miranda Bryant (26 March 2026). "Finnish MP convicted for saying homosexuality is 'developmental disorder'". The Guardian.
- ^ Anne Kauranen (26 March 2026). "Finland's Supreme Court fines MP for calling homosexuality 'developmental disorder'". Reuters.
- ^ "Analyysi: Päivi Räsäsen tuomio ei ollut läpihuutojuttu". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). 2026-03-27. Retrieved 2026-03-29.
- ^ "Ukraine apologises for drones straying into Finland". Yle. 30 March 2026. Retrieved 30 March 2026.
- ^ "Tampere, Finland to welcome back CEV EuroVolley Men in 2026!". CEV. 14 March 2024.
- ^ "Veljekset pääsevät EM-mittelöön kotikentällä 2026 – Tampere miesten lentopallon EM-kisaisännäksi". Lentopalloliitto. 14 March 2024.
- ^ "Finland Public Holidays 2026". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
- ^ "National holidays when banks are closed". Suomen Pankki. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ "Kuolleet | Ihana ja ihmeellinen karjalainen, muistelee Sinikka Sokka tätiään Ritva Auvista". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 2026-01-02. Retrieved 2026-01-07.
- ^ "Vuorineuvos Pertti Voutilainen on kuollut". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). 2026-01-15. Retrieved 2026-01-20.
- ^ "Kuvanveistäjä Arvo Siikamäki on kuollut". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). 2026-01-20. Retrieved 2026-01-21.
- ^ "Kuolleet | Pentti "Linkku" Lindegren oli väriläiskä kaukalossa ja selostamossa". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 2026-02-06. Retrieved 2026-02-19.
