Flag days in Finland in 2024
January
- 28 January: Presidential election (official flag day)
February
- 3 February: Alvar and Aino Aalto day, Day of Finnish Architecture and Design (recommended flag day)
- 5 February: J. L. Runeberg’s Day (customary flag day)
- 6 February: Sámi National Day (recommended flag day)
- 11 February: The second round of the presidential election (official flag day)
- 28 February: Kalevala Day, Finnish Culture Day (official flag day)
March
- 1 March: The inauguration of the President of the Republic of Finland (official flag day)
- 19 March: Minna Canth’s Day, Equality Day (customary flag day)
April
- 8 April: International Romani Day (recommended flag day)
- 9 April: Mikael Agricola’s Day, Day of the Finnish Language (customary flag day)
- 27 April: National War Veterans’ Day (customary flag day)
May
- 1 May: May Day, Day of Finnish Labour (official flag day)
- 9 May: Europe Day (customary flag day)
- 12 May: Mothers’ Day (second Sunday in May, official flag day)
- 12 May: J. V. Snellman’s Day, Finnish Heritage Day (customary flag day)
- 19 May: Remembrance Day, (third Sunday of May, customary flag day)
June
- 4 June: Defence Forces Flag Day (official flag day)
- 9 June: European elections (official flag day)
- 22 June: Midsummer Day, Day of the Finnish Flag (the Saturday between 20 and 26 June, official flag day)
July
- 6 July: Eino Leino’s Day, Day of Poetry and Summer (customary flag day)
August
- 9 August: Tove Jansson Day, Day of Finnish Art (recommended flag day)
- 31 August: Finnish Nature Day (last Saturday in August, customary flag day)
October
- 1 October: Miina Sillanpää’s Day, Day of Civic Participation (customary flag day)
- 10 October: Aleksis Kivi’s Day, Finnish Literature Day (customary flag day)
- 24 October: United Nations Day (customary flag day)
November
- 6 November: Swedish Day, Gustav Adolf’s Day (customary flag day)
- 10 November: Fathers’ Day (Second Sunday in November, official flag day)
- 20 November: Children’s Day (customary flag day)
December
- 6 December: Independence Day (official flag day)
- 8 December: Jean Sibelius’ Day, Finnish Music Day (customary flag day)
Åland has three of its own official flag days:
- 30 March: Day of Demilitarisation of Åland
- 28 April: Åland Flag Day (last Sunday in April)
- 9 June: Åland’s Autonomy Day
The Saami have 12 official flag days of their own:
- 6 February: The National Day of the Saami people
- 2 March: The establishment of the Saami Parliament in Finland
- 17 March: The Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary, a traditional Saami holiday
- 22 June: Midsummer Day, public holiday
- 9 August: UN International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
- 15 August: The adoption of the Saami Flag
- 18 August: The establishment of the Saami Council
- 26 August: The establishment of the Saami Parliament in Sweden
- 9 October: The establishment of the Saami Parliament in Norway
- 9 November: The establishment of the Delegation for Saami issues in Finland
- 15 November: Birthday of Isak Saba, the first Saami parliamentarian
- 29 November: Birthday of Elsa Laula Renberg