If you want to time your trip to Finland to coincide with some interesting holiday, check out our calendar of events.
January 1 - New Year's Eve
January 6 - Epiphany
February 5 - Runeberg Poet's Day
March 19 - Equality Day
April 27 - National Veterans Day
April - Lutheran Easter
May 1 - Wappu/First of May
Second Sunday of May - Mother's Day
June 4 - Defensive Forces of Finland Banner Day
June 12 - Helsinki Foundation Day
June 20-26 (moving date) - Johannus/Ivan's Day, coinciding with Finnish Flag Day
July-August - Savonlinna Opera Festival
July-August - 2-week chamber music festival in Kuhmo
Last Thursday in July - 4-day "Sea Festival" in Kotka
August - 10-day folklore festival "Jutaiaiset" in Rovaniemi, held during the "white nights"
November 6 - Swedish Culture Day
November 8 - Father's Day
December 6 - Finnish Independence Day
December 8 - Jan Sibelius and Finnish Music Day
December 25 - Christmas Day
December 26 - St. Stephen's Day