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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

:: Name Days

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