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2014 in Finland

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1990s 2000s 2010s

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Other events of 2014 Timeline of Finnish history

The following lists events that happened during 2014 in Finland.

Contents

Incumbents

  • President: Sauli Niinistö
  • Prime Minister: Jyrki Katainen (until 24 June), Alexander Stubb (starting 24 June)

    • June

  • June 9 – Russian President Vladimir Putin's personal envoy warns Finland against joining NATO.
  • June 13 – The city council of Pello offers 50 euro to each Finnish speaking taxpayer who changes language to Swedish in order to secure the bilingual Finnish-Swedish regime.
  • June 24 – A new coalition government takes office in Finland, the first led by a Swedish-speaking Finn since 1959.

    • July

  • July 24 – In Herat, Afghanistan, two Finnish women working for a foreign aid organization are shot and killed.
  • July 25 – Vietnamese authorities confirm that a shipment of Vietnamese-owned air-to-air missile parts bound for Ukraine was detained by Finland on June 24 after raising concerns the consignment of military hardware violated arms-export regulations.

    • November

  • November 28 – The Parliament of Finland votes to allow same-sex marriage, marking the first time that a citizens' initiative has received lawmakers' blessing to be written into the legislation.

    • References

    2014 in Finland Wikipedia
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