Timeline of Finnish history

Last updated February 10, 2024

This is a timeline of Finnish history. To read about the background of these events, see History of Finland.

BC

Year	Date	Event
9000 BC		End of the last ice age in Finland.
8900 BC		Finland was inhabited by modern humans.^[1]
5300 BC		First pottery in Finland.
3500 BC		Giant's Church was constructed.^{[ citation needed ]}
2000 BC		Beginning of the Kiukainen culture.^[2]
1500 BC		Beginning of the Bronze Age.
500 BC		Beginning of the Iron Age.^[1]

1st millennium

Year	Date	Event
1		Beginning of the Roman Period.
400		Beginning of the Migration Period.
575		Beginning of the Merovingian Period.
800		End of the Merovingian Period.

13th century

Year	Date	Event
1239 or 1256		The Second Swedish Crusade took place.^[3]
1278		Karelia was controlled by Novgorod.
1293		The Third Swedish Crusade took place.

14th century

Year	Date	Event
1323	12 August	The Treaty of Nöteborg was signed.
1348		Magnus IV of Sweden led a crusade against the Orthodox, but they failed.
1397		The Kalmar Union was established.

15th century

Year	Date	Event
1403		Eric of Pomerania arrived in Finland.
1407		Eric of Pomerania arrived in Finland again.
1495		Russo-Swedish War (1495–97) : The war began.
1497		Russo-Swedish War (1495–97) : The war ended.

16th century

Year	Date	Event
1521		The Kalmar Union was disestablished.
1550		Founding of Helsinki.

17th century

Year	Date	Event
1610		Ingrian War : The war began.
1611		Gustavus Adolphus became king of Sweden.
1617		Ingrian War : The war ended.
1655		Second Northern War : The war began.
1660		Second Northern War : The war ended.
1661		The Treaty of Cardis was signed with the Russian Empire.
1695		The Great Famine of 1695–1697 began.
1697		The Great Famine of 1695–1697 ended with one-third of the population dead.^[4]
1700		Great Northern War : The war began.^[5]

18th century

Year	Date	Event
1703		Saint Petersburg was founded.
1710	27 February	The Battle of Helsingborg began.
1710	28 February	The Battle of Helsingborg ended with Swedish victory.
1718		Charles XII was killed.
1721	30 August	The Treaty of Nystad was signed.
	21 September	The Great Northern War ended with Russian victory.
		Population: 250,000.
1749		Population: 427,000.^[6]
1771		Gustav III started a coup d'état.
1788	June	Gustav III started a war against Russia.
1790	August	Russo-Swedish War (1788–1790) : The war ended.

19th century

Year	Date	Event
1808	21 February	Finnish War : The war began.
1809	29 March	Diet of Finland was formed.
1809	17 September	Finnish War : The war ended.
1818		The House of Bernadotte was established.
1869		The Ecclesiastical Law of 1869 was passed.
1889		The Dissenter Law of 1889 was passed.^[7]
1892		Finnish became an official language of Finland.
1899		The Russification of Finland took place.

20th century

Year	Date	Event
1919	26 July	Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg became the 1st president of Finland.^[8]
1920	14 October	Treaty of Tartu was signed to improve relations with the Soviet Union.
1920	31 December	The Treaty of Tartu became effective.
1925	2 March	Lauri Kristian Relander became president of Finland.^[8]
1931	2 March	Pehr Evind Svinhufvud became president of Finland.^[8]
1932		Mäntsälä rebellion took place.^[9]
1937	1 March	Kyösti Kallio became president of Finland.^[8]
1939	30 November	Winter War : The war began.
1940	13 March	Winter War : The war ended.
1940	19 December	Risto Ryti became president of Finland.^[8]
1941	25 June	Continuation War : The war began against Soviet Union.
	10 July	Finnish conquest of East Karelia (1941) : The conquest began.
	September	Finland conquered East Karelia.
	6 December	Finnish conquest of East Karelia (1941) : The conquest ended.
1944	4 August	Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim became president of Finland.^[8]
	15 September	Lapland War : The war began against Nazi Germany.
	19 September	Continuation War : The war ended with Soviet victory.
1945	27 April	Lapland War : The last of the German troops left the country and thus, ending the war in Finland.
1946	11 March	Juho Kusti Paasikivi became president of Finland.^[8]
1947	10 February	The Paris Peace Treaties were signed and restored borders from 1 January 1941.
1952		Finland entered into a passport union.
1956	1 March	Urho Kekkonen became president of Finland.^[8]
1961		Finland requested membership for the European Free Trade Association.
1975		Finland signed the Helsinki Accords.
1982	27 January	Mauno Koivisto became president of Finland.^[8]
1982		Keke Rosberg wins the 1982 Formula One Championship, marking him the first Finnish Formula One driver to win a Championship.
1986		Finland became a member of the European Free Trade Association.
1991		A depression took place after an overheating of the economy.
1994	1 March	Martti Ahtisaari became president of Finland.^[8]
1995		Finland joined the European Union.
1998	1 November	Mika Hakkinen wins the Championship against Michael Schumacher, in Japan.
1999		Finland joined the Eurozone.
2000	1 March	Tarja Halonen became president of Finland.^[8]

21st century

Year	Date	Event
2006	15 January	A presidential election took place.
2007	21 October	Kimi Raikkonen wins the Championship against both Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton, in Brazil.
2009	31 December	The Sello mall shooting occurred.
2010	12 February	In the 2010 Winter Olympics, 95 athletes competed.
2011	17 April	The Finnish parliamentary election was held.
	16 October	The Ålandic legislative election was held.
	26 December	Cyclone Dagmar struck Finland, making it the worst storm that struck Finland after 10 years.^[10]
2012	1 March	Sauli Niinistö became president of Finland.^[8]
2012	26 May	The Hyvinkää shooting occurred.
2013	30 January	The Jyväskylä library stabbing occurred.
2013	15 November	The 2013 Nordic storms struck Finland.
2014	9 June	Vladimir Putin said Finland could join NATO but Russia would have to react.^[11]
	24 July	Two Finnish women were killed working in Herat, Afghanistan.
	28 November	Same sex marriage was legalized.^[12]
2018	28 January	A presidential election was held.
2023	4 April	Finland joins NATO.

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[7] Günther Gassmann et al. Historical dictionary of Lutheranism (2001) p. 296

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