Flag days in Finland

By law, the Finnish flag must be flown from public buildings on the following days:

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• February 28, day of Kalevala; the occasion is also celebrated as the Day of Finnish culture
• May 1, Labour Day
• Second Sunday in May, Mothers Day
• June 4, birthday of Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim, Marshal of Finland; the occasion is also celebrated as the Flag Day of the Finnish Defence Forces
• Saturday between June 20 and 26 June, Midsummer Day; the occasion is also celebrated as the Day of the Finnish Flag
• December 6, Independence Day
• Days when Finland holds parliamentary and local elections, elections to the European Parliament, or a referendum
• The day the President of Finland is inaugurated

The days on which flying the Finnish flag is an established custom

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It has become customary to fly the Finnish flag on the following occasions. The dates are also listed in the Finnish State Calendar compiled by the University of Helsinki, and it is recommended that the flag is flown on these occasions in the same way as on those prescribed by law.

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• February 5, birthday of poet Johan Ludvig Runeberg
• April 9, the day Mikael Agricola, the founder of the written Finnish language died and Elias Lönnrot, a collector of folklore was born; the occasion is also celebrated as the Day of the Finnish language
• April 27, National War Veterans' Day
• May 12, birthday of the statesman Johan Vilhelm Snellman
• July 6, birthday of the poet Eino Leino; the occasion is also a celebration of poetry and summer
• October 10, birthday of the writer Aleksis Kivi; the occasion is also celebrated as the Day of Finnish literature
• October 24, Day of the United Nations
• November 6, Day of the Swedish Identity
• Second Sunday in November, Fathers Day
 
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