Events in the year 2025 in Finland.
Incumbents President: Alexander Stubb Prime Minister: Petteri Orpo Parliament: 2023–2027 Eduskunta/Riksdag Speaker of the Parliament: Jussi Halla-aho
Events March 14 March – Yan Petrovsky, a Russian national and former commander of the far-right Russian nationalist paramilitary Rusich Group who was arrested in Finland in 2023, is sentenced by a court in Helsinki to life imprisonment for war crimes committed during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
April 13 April: 2025 Finnish county elections 2025 Finnish municipal elections
May 8 May – An F/A-18 Hornet of the Finnish Air Force crashes during a rehearsal for an airshow near Rovaniemi Airport. The pilot ejects and is rescued. 17 May – Two Robinson R44 civilian helicopters collide mid-air and crash in a forested area while en route from Tallinn to Piikajärvi Airfield near Eura, Satakunta. All five occupants of both helicopters, including Estonian businessmen Oleg Sõnajalg and Priit Jaagant, are killed. Finland's Erika Vikman finishes in 11th place at Eurovision 2025 in Switzerland with the single "Ich Komme".
June 19 June – The Parliament of Finland votes 157–8 to withdraw Finland from the Ottawa Treaty on Landmines.
July 3 July – Multiple people are injured in a knife attack near a shopping centre in Tampere. A suspect is arrested. 15 July – A law barring Russian and Belarusian nationals from buying property in Finland on national security grounds comes into effect.
August 19 August – Incumbent SDP MP Eemeli Peltonen dies from suicide inside the Parliament House in Helsinki. 27 August–14 September – EuroBasket 2025 in Cyprus, Finland, Latvia and Poland
September 1 September – The Päijät-Häme District Court sentences Nigerian-born Biafran separatist leader Simon Ekpa, who has been living in exile in Lahti, to six years' imprisonment for terrorism, tax fraud and ethical violations. 14 September – Finland finishes in fourth place at EuroBasket 2025 after losing to Greece 92-89 at the final in Latvia.
October 3 October – The Helsinki District Court dismisses a case against the captain and two senior officers of the Cook Islands-registered oil tanker Eagle S over their alleged involvement in the 2024 Estlink 2 incident, citing lack of jurisdiction.
December 17 December – The government seizes a villa owned by sanctioned Russian billionaire Boris Rotenberg in Hanko due to unpaid property taxes. Prime minister Orpo issues an apology to citizens of Japan, China and South Korea over the posting of derogatory images by Finns Party MPs on social media. 28 December – Around 60,000 homes nationwide lose electricity, while two aircraft at Kittilä Airport undergo a runway excursion due to Storm Johannes. 31 December – The St. Vincent and the Grenadines-flagged vessel Fitburg is intercepted by Finnish authorities on suspicion of damaging an undersea telecommunications cable in the Gulf of Finland running from Helsinki to Tallinn, Estonia, and owned by Elisa.
Deaths 8 February Yrjö Kukkapuro, 91, interior architect and furniture designer 13 August Klaus Wirzenius, 37, musician 19 August Eemeli Peltonen, 30, MP (since 2023) 30 August Juhani Markola, 83, singer 26 September Esa Saario, 93, actor 28 September Mika Immonen, 52, pool player 4 November Elina Salo, 89, actressElina Salo död – gjorde Lilla Mys röst 6 December Esko Seppänen, 79, MP and MEPKansan valistaja Esko Seppänen kuoli itsenäisyyspäivänä, Kansan Uutiset, 7 December 2025 6 December , 80, actor and theatre directorSvenska Teaterns tidigare chef Lars Svedberg är död, Hufvudstadsbladet, 8 December 2025 8 December Eila Roine, 94, actressNäyttelijä Eila Roine on kuollut, Yle, 8 December 2025 20 or 21 December Taisto Tähkämaa, 101, politician.Taisto Tähkämaa on kuollut, Iltalehti, 21 December 2025
Holidays
1 January New Year's Day 6 January Epiphany 18 April Good Friday 20 April Easter Sunday 21 April Easter Monday 1 May May Day 29 May Ascension Day 8 June Whit Sunday 21 June Midsummer Day 1 November All Saints' Day 6 December Independence Day 24 December Christmas Eve 25 December Christmas Day 26 December Boxing Day
Art and entertainment
List of Finnish submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film List of Finnish films of the 2020s
See also 2025 in the European Union 2025 in Europe
References
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