Timeline of Finnish history
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. | |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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] |
| 26 May | The Hyvinkää shooting occurred. | |
| 2013 | 30 January | The Jyväskylä library stabbing occurred. |
| 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. |
See also
References
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- Jutikkala, Eino and Pirinen, Kauko. A History of Finland. Dorset Press, 1988, p. 108
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