2017 in Finland

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

Incumbents

 * President – Sauli Niinistö
 * Prime Minister – Juha Sipilä
 * Speaker – Maria Lohela

February

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

March

 * 1 March – Same-sex marriage is legalized in Finland.
 * 28 March – AS Long as Possible, a GIF-based artwork scheduled to play for 1000 years, launches at the Finnish National Gallery.

August

 * 18 August – 2 people are killed and 8 injured in Turku in the first terrorist attack in Finland since World War II.

December

 * 6 December – Finland celebrates 100 years of independence; the Finnish Prime Minister's Office had earlier created the Finland 100 Years organization (Suomi 100 -hanke) to arrange a series of jubilee events.

Deaths

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