Events in the year 2026 in Finland. Incumbents President: Alexander Stubb Prime Minister: Petteri Orpo Parliament: 2023–2027 Eduskunta/Riksdag Speaker of the Parliament: Jussi Halla-aho
Events January 1 January – Police arrest two people suspected of damaging a submarine telecommunications cable in the Gulf of Finland that runs between Finland and Estonia.
March 6 March – Finland boycotts the opening ceremony of the 2026 Winter Paralympics in Italy in protest over Russian athletes being allowed to compete under the Russian flag after the lifting of sanctions imposed over the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022. 26 March – The Supreme Court of Finland convicts Christian Democrats politician Päivi Räsänen and bishop Juhana Pohjola of hate speech against gay people. and orders Räsänen to pay a fine of 1,800 euros. 29 March – Two Ukrainian drones stray into Finnish airspace and crash near Kouvola. One of them is destroyed in a controlled detonation by Finnish authorities.
May 16 May – Finland's Linda Lampenius and Pete Parkkonen finish sixth at Eurovision 2026 in Austria with their single "Liekinheitin". June 17 June – Parliament votes to loosen the country's decades-old restrictions on importing or moving nuclear weapons, allowing for easier transport of such weaponry between NATO members and improving the alliance's nuclear deterrence.
July 26 July – Thirteen structures designed by Alvar Aalto and his wives are designated as UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
September 8 September — Finland sanctions products from Israeli settlements in the West Bank. 9–26 September – 2026 Men's European Volleyball Championship in Bulgaria, Finland, Italy and Romania
Holidays
1 January – New Year's Day 6 January – Epiphany 3 April – Good Friday 5 April – Easter Sunday 6 April – Easter Monday 1 May – May Day 14 May – Ascension Day 24 May – Whit Sunday 20 June – Midsummer Day 31 October – 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
Deaths
2 January – Ritva Auvinen, 93, opera singer. 15 January – Pertti Voutilainen, 85, banker and businessman. 20 January – Arvo Siikamäki, 82, sculptor. 5 February – Pentti Lindegren, 86, ice hockey player (HIFK, AIK IF) and commentator. 30 May – Jutta Zilliacus, 100, journalist and author, MP (1975–1987). 3 June – Jouko Purontakanen, 78, sports executive. 5 June – Jokke Seppälä, 72, musician. 7 June – Arvi Lind, 85, television news presenter (Yle TV1). 9 August – Erkki Pystynen, 96, speaker of Parliament (1983–1986). 28 September – Seela Sella, 89, actress (Sibelius, Kalteva torni).
Notes
See also 2026 in the European Union 2026 in Europe
References
External links Online calendar