List of firsts in Finland

This is a list of firsts in Finland.

Education and academia First director of the first Finnish research institute in applied psychology: Ester Hjelt First Finnish-speaking teacher training college: University of Jyväskylä First state schools for females in Finland: Svenska fruntimmersskolan i Åbo (English: Swedish Women's School of Åbo) and Svenska fruntimmersskolan i Helsingfors (English: Swedish Women's School of Helsingfors) (1844)

First women Dissertations First dissertation by a Finnish woman (chemistry, University of Zurich): Lydia Sesemann (1874) First dissertation by a Finnish woman in Finland (Doctor of Medicine and Surgery): Karolina Eskelin (1895) First female opponent at a dissertation (Faculty of Medicine): Elsa Ryti (1927) First dissertation by a Finnish woman in Physics: Eugenie Lisitzin (1938) First dissertation by a Finnish woman in Finnish language studies: Eeva Lindén (1942) First dissertation by a Finnish woman in Astronomy: Liisi Oterma (1955) First dissertation by a Finnish woman in Economics: Vieno Rajaoja (1958) Doctors First female doctor of philosophy: Tekla Hultin (1896) First female doctor of agriculture: Synnöve von Hausen (1936) First female doctor of laws (justice) in Finland: Inkeri Anttila (1946) First female doctor of theology: Eira Paunu (1952) First female doctor in social sciences: Elina Haavio-Mannila (1958) Professorships First female professor in Finland (Personal Extraordinary Professor, Åbo Akademi): Alma Söderhjelm (1927) First female professor of medicine and holder of a permanent chair (Obstetrics and Gynaecology): Laimi Leidenius (1930) First female professor of chemistry: Salli Eskola (1947) First female professor in physical and natural sciences (assistant professor in chemistry): Salli Eskola First female professor of pedagogy: Inkeri Vikainen (1959) First female professor of law in Finland: Inkeri Anttila (1961) First female professor of sociology: Faina Jyrkilä (1964) First female professor of philosophy in Finland and in Scandinavia: Raili Kauppi (1969) First female professor of women's studies: Päivi Setälä (1991) Members of the Finnish Society of Sciences and Letters (Founded 1838) First female member of the Math and Physics division: Eugenie Lisitzin (1960) Other First female academic in Finland: Sara Wacklin First female folklorist in Finland to complete a doctoral degree: Elsa Enäjärvi-Haavio First female in Finland to earn a doctorate in the field of philosophy: Raili Kauppi First female licentiate of medicine (without being officially enrolled at a university): Rosina Heikel (1878) First female magister of philosophy: Emma Irene Åström First female minister of justice in Finland: Inkeri Anttila First female rector of a university (University of Jyväskylä): Aino Sallinen (1992) First female to attend a university in Finland: Maria Tschetschulin (1870)kansallisbiografia Suomen kansallisbiografia (National Biography of Finland) First female to defend a doctoral degree in Finland: Karolina Eskelin First female to practice medicine in Finland and within all the Nordic countries: Rosina Heikel First female to receive a Ph.D. degree in astronomy in Finland: Liisi Oterma First female veterinary surgeon in Europe and Finland: Agnes Sjöberg First Finnish woman to be appointed docent at a university: Alma Söderhjelm First Finnish woman to complete a doctorate: Lydia Sesemann First Finnish woman to take the matriculation examination: Maria Tschetschulin First Finnish woman to teach: Alma Söderhjelm

Literature First book in the world and Finland written solely in text messages: Viimeiset viestit (English: Last Messages) by Hannu Luntiala (2007) First female writer in Finland: Sara Wacklin First Finnish language encyclopedia: Tietosanakirja (1909–1922) First Finnish language grammar book published: 1649 First novel published in Finnish: Seven Brothers (Finnish: Seitsemän veljestä) (1870)

Media

Film First active feature film company: Lyyra-Filmi First Finnish computer-animated feature film: The Emperor's Secret (Finnish: Keisarin salaisuus) (2006) First Finnish feature film and first fictional film: The Moonshiners (Finnish: Salaviinanpolttajat) (1907) First full-length Finnish feature film: Sylvi First full-length sound film with song and talk: Say It in Finnish (1931) First Finnish film: Novelty from Helsinki: School youth at break (1904) First Finnish film company: Atelier Apollo (1906) First Finnish film distributed widely abroad: When Father Has Toothache (1923) First Finnish film released on Blu-ray: Ganes (2007) First Finnish film with a soundtrack: Dressed Like Adam and a Bit Like Eve Too (1931) First public screening: 1896

Other First Finnish album to certify gold based on downloads and streams: AMK Dropout (2014) First Finnish publisher to sell manga: Sangatsu Manga (2003) First Finnish video included in MTV Nordic's daily video-rotation: U Drive Me Crazy

Military First Finnish Air Force base established: Utti (1918)

Politics and government First President: Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg First National Progressive President: Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg First Agrarian President: Lauri Kristian Relander First National Coalitionist President: Pehr Evind Svinhufvud First Social Democratic President: Mauno Koivisto First female president: Tarja Halonen First Prime Minister: Pehr Evind Svinhufvud First female prime minister: Anneli Jäätteenmäki First Finnish Black Member of Parliament: Jani Toivola First time the president had been solely elected by a popular vote: 1994Nohlen & Stöver, p632 First openly gay member of Parliament: Oras Tynkkynen First female members of Parliament elected in Finland and the world: 1907 First president of the Supreme Court of Finland: August Nybergh, 1918

Science and technology First class of locomotive manufactured within Finland: Finnish Steam Locomotive Class A5, 1874

Sports and related events First Finn to play in the Stanley Cup Final: Matti Hagman First Finnish basketball player to play in the National Basketball Association: Jarkko Ruutu First Finnish boxer to win an Olympic medal: Bruno Ahlberg First Finnish cross-country skier to win an Olympic gold medal: Veli Saarinen First Finnish Olympic gold medalist: Verner Weckman First Finnish player within the National Hockey League: Pentti Lund First Finnish player to play in the German Bundesliga: Juhani Peltonen First Finnish player to play in the Women's United Soccer Association: Anne Mäkinen First Finnish woman to reach Olympic finals in swimming: Eila Pyrhönen

Titles and awards First Finnish Nobel Prize winner: Frans Eemil Sillanpää First Finnish Olympic gold medalist: Verner Weckman First time winning the group stage at the Bandy World Championship: 2011

Other First Finnish "freedom fighter": Lalli First Finnish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest to be awarded with a maximum score since the start of the twelve-point tradition in 1975: Lapponia First Finnish professor of forest inventory: Werner Cajanus First homoerotic stamps produced in Finland and the world: 2014 Tom of Finland stamps First time participating in the Eurovision Song Contest: 1961 First representative of Finland at the Eurovision Song Contest: Laila Kinnunen

See also List of firsts in Sweden

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