The year 2017 is the centenary of the independence of Finland.
Incumbents
President – Sauli Niinistö
Prime Minister – Juha Sipilä
Speaker – Maria Lohela
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)