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See also:	Other events of 2017; Timeline of Finnish history;

The year 2017 is the centenary of the independence of Finland.

Incumbents

1 March – Same-sex marriage is legalized in Finland.^[1]
28 March – AS Long as Possible, a GIF-based artwork scheduled to play for 1000 years, launches at the Finnish National Gallery.^[2]^[3]

9 April – 2017 Finnish municipal elections were held for all 295 municipalities.

9 June – The Helsinki Air Show was held in Kaivopuisto, Helsinki, Finland in honor of Finland's 100th anniversary. Attracting 130,000 spectators, it was the largest mass gathering in Finland's history.
10 June – 2017 Finns Party leadership election was won by Jussi Halla-aho.
12 June – 2017 Finnish government crisis occurred following the Finns Party leadership election. The crisis resulted in a breakdown of the coalition government and resolved on June 13.

6 December – Finland celebrates 100 years of independence; the Finnish Prime Minister's Office had earlier created the Finland 100 Years organization (Finnish: Suomi 100 -hanke) to arrange a series of jubilee events.^[6]

^ "Same-sex marriage just became legal in Finland". PBS NewsHour. 2017-03-02. Retrieved 2019-12-23.
^ Pangburn, D. J. (2015-09-28). "'As Long As Possible' GIF Set to Last 1,000 Years". Vice. Retrieved 2019-12-23.
^ "AS Long As Possible, ASLAP". www.aslongaspossible.com. Retrieved 2019-12-23.
^ "Poliisi vahvistaa: Turun puukottajalla kymmenen uhria – Useita poliisioperaatioita, neljä otettu kiinni" [Police confirm: Ten victims in Turku stabbings - Several police operations, four people arrested]. Yle (in Finnish). 19 August 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
^ "Finland killings: Stabbings in Turku a 'terror attack'". BBC News. 19 August 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
^ Valtioneuvoston viestintäosasto (18 August 2015). "Suomi 100 -juhlavuoden ohjelmahaku käynnissä". Prime Minister's Office (in Finnish). Finnish Government. Archived from the original on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2016.