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2017 In Finland
The year 2017 is the centenary of the independence of Finland. Incumbents * President: Sauli Niinistö ** Prime Minister: Juha Sipilä Legislative * Speaker: Maria Lohela ** First Deputy Speaker: Mauri Pekkarinen ** Second Deputy Speaker: Arto Satonen Events February *22 February – Opening ceremony of the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2017, hosted in Lahti. March *1 March – Same-sex marriage is legalized in Finland. *28 March – '' AS Long as Possible'', a GIF-based artwork scheduled to play for 1000 years, launches at the Finnish National Gallery. August *18 August – 2 people are killed and 8 injured in Turku in the first terrorist attack in Finland since World War II. December *6 December – Finland celebrates 100 years of independence; the Finnish Prime Minister's Office had earlier created the Finland 100 Years organization () to arrange a series of jubilee events. Deaths * May 12: Mauno Koivisto, Finnish politician, former president (born 1923 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017
File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a series of missiles in the face of international condemnation; The 2017 Puebla earthquake strikes Central Mexico; Spain rejects the result of the 2017 Catalan independence referendum; 2017 Las Vegas shooting, the deadliest mass shooting in American history; The Cassini-Huygens spacecraft ends its mission, 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 Battle of Mosul (2016-2017) rect 200 0 400 200 Manchester Arena bombing rect 400 0 600 200Solar Eclipse of August 21st, 2017 rect 0 200 300 400 Cassini-Huygens rect 300 200 600 400 2017 North Korean missile test rect 0 400 200 600 2017 Las Vegas shooting rect 200 400 400 600 2017–2018 Spanish constitutional crisis rect 400 400 600 600 2017 Puebla earthquake 2017 was designated as International Year of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
