Flag days in 2023

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
  • 28.2. Kalevala Day, Day of Finnish Culture

March

  • 19.3. Minna Canth Day, Day of Equality

April

  • 2.4. Parliamentary Election
  • 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
  • 14.5. Mothers' Day
  • 21.5. Remembrance Day

June

  • 4.6. Flag Day of the Finnish Defence Forces
  • 24.6. 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
  • 26.8. 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. Flying the flag at half mast to commemorate the funeral of President Martti Ahtisaari
  • 12.11. Fathers’ Day 
  • 20.11. Day of Children’s Rights

December

  • 6.12. Independence Day
  • 8.12. Jean Sibelius Day, Day of Finnish Music