Events in the year 1917 in Finland.

Establishments

Confederation of Salaried Employees The Confederation of Salaried Employees ( fi, Toimihenkilö- ja virkamiesjärjestöjen Keskusliitto, TVK) was a national trade union centre in Finland. The federation was established in 1917, as the Henkisen Työn Keskusliitto. It was refounded in ...

Finnish Musicians' Union The Finnish Musicians' Union ( fi, Suomen Muusikkojen Liitto ry, sv, Finlands Musikerförbund rf) is a trade union representing musicians in Finland. The union was founded in 1917, and was initially led by Robert Kajanus. While most of the unio ...

Genealogical Society of Finland The Genealogical Society of Finland ( fi, Suomen Sukututkimusseura, sv, Genealogiska Samfundet i Finland) is a national voluntary non-governmental organisation promoting the study of genealogy and social history in Finland. The Society itself do ...

Helsingin Palloseura Helsingin Palloseura (HPS) ( en, Helsinki Ball Game Club) is a sports club from Helsinki, Finland established in 1917. HPS has been active in several sports including bandy, ice hockey, football, handball and basketball. Historically, HPS me ...

* Hyvinkää *

Kerberos (magazine) ''Kerberos'' was a Swedish language satirical magazine published in Helsinki, Finland, in the period 1917–1921. Its subtitle was ''Tidskrift för satir och humor'' (Swedish: ''Satirical and humor magazine''). History and profile ''Kerberos'' ...

* League of Workers Association Youth * White Guard (Finland)

Events

''Ongoing - Finnish Civil War'' * 16 March – Governor-General of Finland

Franz Albert Seyn Franz Albert Seyn (russian: Франц Альберт Александрович Зейн, Frants Albert Alexandrovich Zeyn; 27 July 1862 – summer 1918) was a Russian general who was Governor-General of Finland between 24 November 1909 and 16 Mar ...

is removed from his office and arrested * 19 March –

Mikhail Aleksandrovich Stakhovich Mikhail Aleksandrovich Stakhovich (russian: Михаи́л Алекса́ндрович Стахо́вич; 20 January 1861, in Oryol Governorate – 23 September 1923, in Aix-en-Provence) was a Russian politician. Stakhovich was elected to the D ...

became the new Governor-General of Finland * 26 March –

Oskari Tokoi Antti Oskari Tokoi (15 April 1873 – 4 April 1963) was a Finnish people, Finnish socialist who served as a leader of the Social Democratic Party of Finland. In 1917 Tokoi acted as a Chairman of the Senate of Finland and thus he was the world’s ...

is appointed as the Chairmen of the Senate * 18 July – Parliament of Finland accepts the Act of Rule of Law * 31 July – Provisional government of Russia dissolves the Parliament of Finland * 17 August – Oskari Tokoi resigns from the Senate, E.N. Setälä takes his place * 17 September – Nikolai Nekrasov become the new Governor-General of Finland * 1–2 October –

1917 Finnish parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in the Grand Duchy of Finland on 1 and 2 October 1917. The general voter turnout was higher than in previous elections. The Social Democrats lost the absolute majority that they had had in the previous two electio ...

* 27 November – Pehr Evind Svinhufvud is appointed as Chairman of the

Senate A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...

, becoming the first Prime Minister of Finland. * 4 December – Svinhufvud senate declares Independence of Finland * 6 December –

Finnish Declaration of Independence The Finnish Declaration of Independence ( fi, Suomen itsenäisyysjulistus; sv, Finlands självständighetsförklaring; russian: Провозглашение независимости Финляндии) was adopted by the Parliament of Finl ...

: Finland declares its independence from the Russian Empire following the Bolsheviks taking power. * 31 December – ** Soviet government recognizes the Independence of Finland ** Åland declares itself as part of

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