Thursday, May 30, 2013
1156-01-20 - According to legend, freeholder Lalli slays English crusader Bishop Henry with an axe on the ice of lake Köyliönjärvi in Finland.
1245-02-21 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland, is granted resignation after having confessed to torture and forgery.
1605-08-08 - The city of Oulu, Finland, is founded by Charles IX of Sweden.
1771-10-09 - The Dutch merchant ship Vrouw Maria sinks near the coast of Finland.
1808-05-03 - Finnish War: Sweden loses the fortress of Sveaborg to Russia.
1808-09-13 - Finnish War: In the Battle of Jutas, Swedish forces under Lieutenant General Georg Carl von Döbeln beat the Russians, making von Döbeln a Swedish war hero.
1809-03-29 - King Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden abdicates after a coup d'état. At the Diet of Porvoo, Finland's four Estates pledge allegiance to Alexander I of Russia, commencing the secession of the Grand Duchy of Finland from Sweden.
1809-09-17 - Peace between Sweden and Russia in the Finnish War. The territory to become Finland is ceded to Russia by the Treaty of Fredrikshamn.
1835-02-28 - Dr Elias L"nnrot publishes Finnish poem "Kalevala"
1848-05-13 - First performance of Finland's national anthem.
1854-05-05 - English pirate Plumridge robs along pro-English Finnish coast
1857-09-23 - Russian warship Leffort disappears in Finland Gulf in storm; 826 die
1900-02-14 - Russia responds to international pressure to free Finland by tightening imperial control over the country.
1900-07-02 - Sibelius' "Finlandia," premieres in Helsinki
1904-06-16 - Eugen Schauman assassinates Nikolai Bobrikov, Governor-General of Finland.
1906-03-07 - Finnish Senate accepts universal suffrage, except for poor
1906-09-16 - Kaarlo Nieminen wins 1st Finnish marathon
1907-03-15 - Finland is 1st European country to give women the right to vote
1907-05-23 - The unicameral Parliament of Finland gathers for its first plenary session.
1909-02-23 - Russian tsar Nicolas II dissolves Finnish Diet
1910-06-30 - Russia absorbs Finland
1917-12-06 - Finland declares independence from Russia (National Day)
1156-01-20 - According to legend, freeholder Lalli slays English crusader Bishop Henry with an axe on the ice of lake Köyliönjärvi in Finland.
1245-02-21 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland, is granted resignation after having confessed to torture and forgery.
1605-08-08 - The city of Oulu, Finland, is founded by Charles IX of Sweden.
1771-10-09 - The Dutch merchant ship Vrouw Maria sinks near the coast of Finland.
1808-05-03 - Finnish War: Sweden loses the fortress of Sveaborg to Russia.
1808-09-13 - Finnish War: In the Battle of Jutas, Swedish forces under Lieutenant General Georg Carl von Döbeln beat the Russians, making von Döbeln a Swedish war hero.
1809-03-29 - King Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden abdicates after a coup d'état. At the Diet of Porvoo, Finland's four Estates pledge allegiance to Alexander I of Russia, commencing the secession of the Grand Duchy of Finland from Sweden.
1809-09-17 - Peace between Sweden and Russia in the Finnish War. The territory to become Finland is ceded to Russia by the Treaty of Fredrikshamn.
1835-02-28 - Dr Elias L"nnrot publishes Finnish poem "Kalevala"
1848-05-13 - First performance of Finland's national anthem.
1854-05-05 - English pirate Plumridge robs along pro-English Finnish coast
1857-09-23 - Russian warship Leffort disappears in Finland Gulf in storm; 826 die
1900-02-14 - Russia responds to international pressure to free Finland by tightening imperial control over the country.
1900-07-02 - Sibelius' "Finlandia," premieres in Helsinki
1904-06-16 - Eugen Schauman assassinates Nikolai Bobrikov, Governor-General of Finland.
1906-03-07 - Finnish Senate accepts universal suffrage, except for poor
1906-09-16 - Kaarlo Nieminen wins 1st Finnish marathon
1907-03-15 - Finland is 1st European country to give women the right to vote
1907-05-23 - The unicameral Parliament of Finland gathers for its first plenary session.
1909-02-23 - Russian tsar Nicolas II dissolves Finnish Diet
1910-06-30 - Russia absorbs Finland
1917-12-06 - Finland declares independence from Russia (National Day)
1917-12-18 - Soviet regiment (Stalin/Lenin) declares Finland Independent
1918-01-01 - Last day of the Julian calendar in Finland
1918-01-12 - Finland's "Mosaic Confessors" law went into effect, making Finnish Jews full citizens.
1918-01-14 - Finland & USSR adopts New Style (Gregorian) calendar
1918-01-19 - Finnish Civil War: The first serious battles between the Red Guards and the White Guard.
1918-01-27 - The first hostilities occurred in the Finnish Civil War.
1918-01-28 - Finnish Civil War: Rebels seized control of the capital, Helsinki, and members of the Senate of Finland go underground.
1918-02-22 - Germany claims Baltic states, Finland & Ukraine from Russia
1918-03-07 - World War I: Finland forms an alliance with Germany.
1918-05-15 - The Finnish Civil War ends.
1919-06-06 - Finland declares war on bolsheviks
1919-07-17 - Finland adopts constitution
1920-10-14 - Part of Petsamo province ceded by Soviet Union to Finland
1931-02-16 - Extreme right wing Svinhufvud becomes president of Finland
1932-01-21 - USSR & Finland stop non-attack treaty
1932-02-29 - Failed coup attempt by fascist Lapua Movement in Finland
1938-07-20 - Finland awarded 1940 Olympic games after Japan withdraws
1938-09-03 - 1940 Olympic site changed from Tokyo Japan to Helsinki Finland
1939-11-04 - 1940 Olympics awarded to Helsinki, Finland
1939-11-26 - 4 soviet soldiers killed on Finnish-Russian border
1939-11-28 - Soviet government revokes Russian-Finnish non-attack treaty
1939-11-29 - USSR drops diplomatic relations with Finland
1939-11-30 - USSR invades Finland, bombs Helsinki
1939-12-14 - Soviet Union attacks Finland-League of Nations drops Soviet Union
1939-12-18 - Finnish army recaptures Agläjärvi
1939-12-19 - Russian air & ground attack against Finnish positions near Summa
1939-12-22 - Finnish counter offensive at Petsamo
1939-12-23 - Finnish counter offensive at Summa
1940-01-05 - Finnish offensive at Suomossalmi against Russia
1940-01-12 - World War II: Soviets bombs cities in Finland.
1940-02-01 - Russia begins new offensive against Finland
1940-02-22 - Finnish troops vacate Koivisto island
1940-02-29 - Finland initiates Winter War peace negotiations
1940-03-02 - Soviet armies conquer Tuppura Island Finland
1940-03-12 - Finland surrenders to Russia during WW II, gives Karelische Isthmus
1940-03-13 - Finland-Russian cease fire signed, Finland gives up Karelische
1940-03-13 - The Russo-Finnish Winter War ends.
1940-03-31 - Karelo-Finnish SSR becomes 12th Soviet republic (until 1956)
1941-06-22 - Finland invades Karelia
1941-06-25 - Finland declares war on Soviet Union
1941-06-26 - Finland enters WW II against Russia
1941-11-25 - Finland joined the Anti-Comintern Pact.
1944-09-04 - Finland breaks diplomatic contact with nazi-Germany
1944-09-19 - Finland & Russia agree to cease fire
1944-09-19 - Armistice between Finland and Soviet Union is signed. (End of the Continuation War).
1945-03-04 - Finland declares war on nazi-Germany
1946-03-12 - Part of Petsamo province ceded by Soviet Union to Finland
1947-02-10 - Province of Petsamo returned to Soviet Union by Finland
1950-02-01 - Urko Kekkonen elected president of Finland
1952-07-19 - 15th modern Olympic games opens in Helsinki, Finland
1952-08-03 - 15th Olympic games close in Helsinki Finland
1954-04-19 - 58th Boston Marathon won by Veikko Karvonen of Finland in 2:20:39
1956-01-26 - Porkkala military base returned to Finland by USSR
1956-02-15 - Urho Kekkonen appointed president of Finland
1956-04-19 - 60th Boston Marathon won by Antti Viskari of Finland in 2:14:14
1956-07-16 - Karelo-Finnish SSR becomes part of Russian SFSR
1958-12-04 - Finnish government of Fagerholm, resigns
1959-04-20 - 63rd Boston Marathon won by Eino Oksanen of Finland in 2:22:42
1960-04-19 - 64th Boston Marathon won by Paavo Kotila of Finland in 2:20:54
1961-04-19 - 65th Boston Marathon won by Eino Oksanen of Finland in 2:23:39
1961-07-14 - Finland's Miettunen government forms
1962-04-19 - 66th Boston Marathon won by Eino Oksanen of Finland in 2:23:48
1969-11-17 - SALT-discussions open in Helsinki Finland
1972-04-17 - 76th Boston Marathon won by Olavi Suomalainen of Finland in 2:15:39
1980-02-24 - USA Olympic hockey team defeated Finland, 4-2, to win the gold medal
1982-01-26 - Mauno Koivisto elected president of Finland
1982-01-27 - Mauno Koivisto installed as president of Finland
1982-07-31 - Finland, Italy, Germany, Austria & France form American European Football Federation (AEFF)
1983-03-11 - Ice Dance Championship at Helsinki Finland won by Torvill & Dean (GRB)
1985-03-17 - Matti Nykanen of Finland set a world ski jump record of 623'
1987-09-02 - West German pilot Mathias Rust, who flew a private plane from Helsinki Finland, to Moscow's Red Square, forms trial in Russia
1991-05-06 - Seppo Raty of Finland sets javelin record to 301' 9"
1991-06-02 - Seppo Raty of Finland improves his world javelin record to 318' 1"
1994-02-06 - Martti Ahtisaari elected president of Finland
1994-03-01 - Martti Ahtisaari inaugurated as president of Finland
1995-01-01 - Austria, Finland & Sweden act to join European Union
1995-03-19 - Finland Social-Democratic Party wins parliamentary election
1998-02-08 - 1st female ice hockey game in Olympic history Finland beats Sweden 6-0
2000-03-01 - The Constitution of Finland is rewritten.
2000-08-24 - Argon fluorohydride, the first Argon compound ever known, is discovered at the University of Helsinki by Finnish scientists.
2002-10-11 - A bomb attack in a shopping mall in Vantaa, Finland kills seven.
2004-03-19 - Äänekoski bus disaster: A semi-trailer truck and a bus crash head-on in Äänekoski, Finland. 24 people are killed and 13 injured.
2006-03-01 - Tarja Halonen is inaugurated as President of Finland for the second and last time.
2007-11-07 - Jokela school shooting in Tuusula, Finland, resulting in the death of nine people.
2012-05-26 - A gunman in the Finnish town of Hyvink
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