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:: Country:  Finland
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:: Language: Finnish
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:: Author:   Steven Wahlberg <stegu@iki.fi>
::           Lasse Liehu <lasse.liehu@gmail.com>
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:: Updated:  2014-07-09
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:: Source:   University of Helsinki Almanac office (http://almanakka.helsinki.fi)
::           http://fi.wikipedia.org
::           http://en.wikipedia.org
::           http://www.usno.navy.mil/USNO/astronomical-applications/data-services/earth-seasons
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:: Metadata
country     "FI"
language    "fi"
:name        "optional - defaults to country name"
description  "Suomen valtakunnalliset juhla- ja liputuspäivät"


:: Public Holidays

: New Year's Day
"Uudenvuodenpäivä"                                 public cultural on 1 january
: Epiphany
"Loppiainen"                                       public religious on 6 january
: May Day
"Vappu, suomalaisen työn päivä"                    public cultural on 1 may
: Midsummer (Saturday on 20 Jun - 26 Jun)
"Juhannuspäivä"                                    public cultural on saturday after 19 june
: All Saints (Saturday on 31 Oct - 6 Nov)
"Pyhäinpäivä"                                      public religious commemorative on saturday before 7 november
: Independence Day
"Itsenäisyyspäivä"                                 public historical on 6 december
: Christmas Day
"Joulupäivä"                                       public religious on 25 december
: St. Stephen's Day
"Tapaninpäivä"                                     public religious on 26 december


: Determined by Easter

: Shrove Sunday
"Laskiaissunnuntai"                                public religious on easter minus 49 days
: Shrove Tuesday (not a day off)
"Laskiaistiistai"                                  religious on easter minus 47 days
: Annunciation (sunday on 22 Mar - 28 Mar unless said day is Palm Sunday or Good Friday)
"Marian ilmestyspäivä"                             public religious on ( (( [sunday before ([03/29])] == [easter]) ||
                                                                          ( [sunday before ([03/29])] == ([easter] - 7)) ) ?
                                                                          ([easter] - 14) :
                                                                           [sunday before ([03/29])] )
: Palm Sunday
"Palmusunnuntai"                                   public religious on easter minus 7 days
: Good Friday
"Pitkäperjantai"                                   public religious on easter minus 2 days
: Easter Day
"Pääsiäispäivä"                                    public religious on easter
: Easter Monday
"2. pääsiäispäivä"                                 public on easter plus 1 days
: Ascension
"Helatorstai"                                      public religious on easter plus 39 days
: Pentecost or Whitsunday
"Helluntaipäivä"                                   public religious on easter plus 49 days

:: Religious Holidays

: Seven Sleepers Day (not a day off)
"Unikeonpäivä"                                     religious on 27 july
: The First Advent Sunday
"1. adventtisunnuntai"                             religious on sunday before 24 december minus 21 days
: The Second Advent Sunday
"2. adventtisunnuntai"                             religious on sunday before 24 december minus 14 days
: The Third Advent Sunday
"3. adventtisunnuntai"                             religious on sunday before 24 december minus 7 days
: The Fourth Advent Sunday
"4. adventtisunnuntai"                             religious on sunday before 24 december
: Holy Innocents' Day (not a day off), refers to Massacre of the Innocents
"Viattomien lasten päivä"                          religious on 28 december


:: Commemorative

: International Holocaust Remembrance Day
"Vainojen uhrien muistopäivä"                      commemorative on 27 january
: Remembrance Day
"Kaatuneitten muistopäivä"                         commemorative on third sunday in may


:: Cultural

: J. L. Runeberg's Day
"Runebergin päivä"                                 cultural on 5 february
: Sami National Day
"Saamelaisten kansallispäivä"                      cultural on 6 february
: Valentine's Day
"Ystävänpäivä"                                     cultural on 14 february
: Kalevala's Day, Finnish Culture Day
"Kalevalan päivä, suomalaisen kulttuurin päivä"    cultural on 28 february
: International Women's Day
"Naistenpäivä"                                     cultural on 8 march
: Minna Canth's Day, The Day of Equality
"Minna Canthin päivä, tasa-arvon päivä"            cultural on 19 march
: National version of International Romani Day
"Romanien kansallispäivä"                          cultural on 8 april
: Michael Agricola' Day, (Finnish Language Day)
"Mikael Agricolan päivä, suomen kielen päivä"      cultural on 9 april
: National Veteran's Day
"Kansallinen veteraanipäivä"                       cultural on 27 april
: Mother's Day
"Äitienpäivä"                                      cultural on second sunday in may
: Europe Day
"Eurooppa-päivä"                                   cultural on 9 may
: J. V. Snellman's Day, (The Day of Finnishness)
"J. V. Snellmanin päivä, suomalaisuuden päivä"     cultural on 12 may
: Flag Day of Defence Forces
"Puolustusvoimien lippujuhlan päivä"               cultural on 4 june
: Midsummer Eve (Friday on 19 Jun - 25 Jun)
: Although usually not listed in calendars, it is a day off for many and an important day anyway.
"Juhannusaatto"                                    financial government cultural on friday after 18 june
: Eino Leino's Day, (Summer and Poetry Day)
"Eino Leinon päivä, runon ja suven päivä"          cultural on 6 july
: Entrepreneur's Day
"Yrittäjän päivä"                                  cultural on 5 september
: Aleksis Kivi's Day, (Finnish Literature Day)
"Aleksis Kiven päivä, suomalaisen kirjallisuuden päivä" cultural on 10 october
: Finnish Swedish Heritage Day
"Svenska dagen"                                    cultural on 6 november
: Father's Day
"Isänpäivä"                                        cultural on second sunday in november
: Children's Day
"Lasten oikeuksien päivä"                          cultural on 20 november
: Jean Sibelius's Day, (Finnish Music Day)
"Jean Sibeliuksen päivä, suomalaisen musiikin päivä" cultural on 8 december
: Christmas Eve (listed here even though it is usually not listed in calendars)
"Jouluaatto"                                       financial government cultural on 24 december


:: Historical

: United Nations Day
"YK:n päivä"                                       historical on 24 october


:: School

:: Daylight Saving (Winter/Summer Time)

"Kesäaika alkaa (tunti eteenpäin)"                 seasonal on last sunday in march
"Kesäaika päättyy (tunti taaksepäin)"              seasonal on last sunday in october


:: Seasons

: Leap Day
"Karkauspäivä"                                     seasonal on 29 february
: Vernal equinox
"Kevätpäiväntasaus"                                seasonal on 20 march 2013
"Kevätpäiväntasaus"                                seasonal on 20 march 2014
"Kevätpäiväntasaus"                                seasonal on 21 march 2015
"Kevätpäiväntasaus"                                seasonal on 20 march 2016
"Kevätpäiväntasaus"                                seasonal on 20 march 2017
"Kevätpäiväntasaus"                                seasonal on 20 march 2018
"Kevätpäiväntasaus"                                seasonal on 20 march 2019
"Kevätpäiväntasaus"                                seasonal on 20 march 2020
: Summer solstice
"Kesäpäivänseisaus"                                seasonal on 21 june 2013
"Kesäpäivänseisaus"                                seasonal on 21 june 2014
"Kesäpäivänseisaus"                                seasonal on 21 june 2015
"Kesäpäivänseisaus"                                seasonal on 21 june 2016
"Kesäpäivänseisaus"                                seasonal on 21 june 2017
"Kesäpäivänseisaus"                                seasonal on 21 june 2018
"Kesäpäivänseisaus"                                seasonal on 21 june 2019
"Kesäpäivänseisaus"                                seasonal on 21 june 2020
: Autumnal equinox
"Syyspäiväntasaus"                                 seasonal on 22 september 2013
"Syyspäiväntasaus"                                 seasonal on 23 september 2014
"Syyspäiväntasaus"                                 seasonal on 23 september 2015
"Syyspäiväntasaus"                                 seasonal on 22 september 2016
"Syyspäiväntasaus"                                 seasonal on 22 september 2017
"Syyspäiväntasaus"                                 seasonal on 23 september 2018
"Syyspäiväntasaus"                                 seasonal on 23 september 2019
"Syyspäiväntasaus"                                 seasonal on 22 september 2020
: Winter solstice
"Talvipäivänseisaus"                               seasonal on 21 december 2013
"Talvipäivänseisaus"                               seasonal on 22 december 2014
"Talvipäivänseisaus"                               seasonal on 22 december 2015
"Talvipäivänseisaus"                               seasonal on 21 december 2016
"Talvipäivänseisaus"                               seasonal on 21 december 2017
"Talvipäivänseisaus"                               seasonal on 22 december 2018
"Talvipäivänseisaus"                               seasonal on 22 december 2019
"Talvipäivänseisaus"                               seasonal on 21 december 2020


:: Name Days

: Name days in Finland are under copyright by University of Helsinki Almanac office and are not free.
