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]
Predicted and scheduled events
[edit]- TBA – 2026 Men's European Volleyball Championship in Bulgaria, Finland, Italy and Romania[3][4]
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.[7]
- 15 January – Pertti Voutilainen, 85, banker and businessman.[8]
- 20 January – Arvo Siikamäki, 82, sculptor.[9]
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.
- ^ "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.
