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:: Country:  Finland
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:: Language: Finnish
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:: Author:   Steven Wahlberg <stegu@iki.fi>
::           Lasse Liehu <lasse.liehu@gmail.com>
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:: Updated:  2011-10-19
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:: Source:   University of Helsinki Almanac office (http://almanakka.helsinki.fi)
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:: Metadata
country     "FI"
language    "fi"
:name        "optional - defaults to country name"
description  "Suomen valtakunnalliset juhla- ja liputuspäivät"


:: Public Holidays

: New Year's Day
"Uudenvuodenpäivä"                                 weekend on 1 january
: Epiphany
"Loppiainen"                                       weekend on 6 january
: May Day
"Vappu"                                            weekend on 1 may
: Midsummer
"Juhannuspäivä"                                    weekend on saturday after 20 june
: All Saints
"Pyhäinpäivä"                                      weekend on first saturday in november
: Independence Day
"Itsenäisyyspäivä"                                 weekend on 6 december
: Christmas Day
"Joulupäivä"                                       weekend on 25 december
: Boxing Day
"Tapaninpäivä"                                     weekend on 26 december

: pääsiäisen määräämät - determined by Easter
: Shrove Sunday
"Laskiaissunnuntai"                                weekend on easter minus 49 days
: Shrove Tuesday
"Laskiaistiistai"                                  on easter minus 47 days
: Annunciation
"Marianpäivä"                                      weekend on ( (( [sunday before ([03/28])] == [easter]) ||
                                                                 ( [sunday before ([03/28])] == ([easter] - 7)) ) ?
                                                                ([easter] - 14) :
                                                                [sunday before ([03/28])] )
: Palm Sunday
"Palmusunnuntai"                                   weekend on easter minus 7 days
: Good Friday
"Pitkäperjantai"                                   weekend on easter minus 2 days
: Easter Day
"Pääsiäinen"                                       weekend on easter
: Easter Monday
"2. pääsiäispäivä"                                 weekend on easter plus 1 days
: Rogation Sunday
"Rukoussunnnuntai"                                 weekend on easter plus 35 days
: Ascension
"Helatorstai"                                      weekend on easter plus 39 days
: : Whitsunday
"Helluntaipäivä"                                   weekend on easter plus 49 days


:: Religious Holidays

: Kynttilänpäivä, Pyhän Kolminaisuuden päivä, Apostolien päivä,
: Mikkelinpäivä and Valvomisen sunnuntai could be here, but they're always
: on Sundays and don't know if we really want them here

: Sleepyhead Day (not a holiday)
"Unikeonpäivä"                                     on 27 july
: The First Advent Sunday
"1. adventtisunnuntai"                             weekend on sunday before 24 december minus 21 days
: The Second Advent Sunday
"2. adventtisunnuntai"                             weekend on sunday before 24 december minus 14 days
: The Third Advent Sunday
"3. adventtisunnuntai"                             weekend on sunday before 24 december minus 7 days
: The Fourth Advent Sunday
"4. adventtisunnuntai"                             weekend on sunday before 24 december
: Holy Innocents' Day (not a holiday)
"Viattomien lasten päivä"                          on 28 december


:: Financial

: Enterpreneur's Day
"Yrittäjän päivä"                                  on 5 september


:: Cultural

: International Holocaust Remembrance Day
"Vainojen uhrien muistopäivä"                      on 27 january
: J. L. Runeberg's Day
"Runebergin päivä"                                 on 5 february
: Sami National Day
"Saamelaisten kansallispäivä"                      on 6 february
: Valentine's Day
"Ystävänpäivä"                                     on 14 february
: Kalevala's Day, Finnish Culture Day
"Kalevalan päivä, suomalaisen kulttuurin päivä"    on 28 february
: International Women's Day
"Naistenpäivä"                                     on 8 march
: Minna Canth's Day, The Day of Equality
"Minna Canthin päivä, tasa-arvon päivä"            on 19 march
: Michael Agricola' Day, (Finnish Language Day)
"Agricolan päivä"                                  on 9 april
: National Veteran's Day
"Veteraanipäivä"                                   on 27 april
: Mother's Day
"Äitienpäivä"                                      on second sunday in  may
: Europe Day
"Eurooppa-päivä"                                   on 9 may
: J. V. Snellman's Day, (The Day of Finnishness)
"Snellmanin päivä"                                 on 12 may
: Remembrance Day
"Kaatuneitten muistopäivä"                         on third sunday in may
: Flag Day of Defence Forces
"Puolustusvoimien lippujuhla"                      on 4 june
: Eino Leino's Day, (Summer and Poetry Day)
"Eino Leinon päivä"                                on 6 july
: Aleksis Kivi's Day, (Finnish Literature Day)
"Aleksis Kiven päivä"                              on 10 october
: United Nations Day
"YK:n päivä"                                       on 24 october
: Finnish Swedish Heritage Day
"Svenska dagen"                                    on 6 november
: Father's Day
"Isänpäivä"                                        on second sunday in november
: Children's Day
"Lapsen oikeuksien päivä"                          on 20 november
: Jean Sibelius's Day, (Finnish Music Day)
"Jean Sibeliuksen päivä"                           on 8 december


:: School

:: Daylight Saving
"Kesäaika alkaa (+1 tunti)"                        on last sunday in march
"Kesäaika päättyy (-1 tunti)"                      on last sunday in october


:: Seasons


:: Name Days

: Name days in Finland are under copyright by University of Helsinki Almanac office and not free


:: To be sorted

: Leap Day
"Karkauspäivä"                                     on 29 february
