Finland National Holidays for 2011, 2012
The Republic of Finland, or usually Finland, (Suomen tasavalta, Republiken Finland), is a Nordic country situated in Northern Europe. It's borders with Sweden to the west, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east. Government – Parliamentary republic. President – Tarja Halonen. Official languages – Finnish, Swedish.
Helsinki – the capital and largest city. Famous cities are: Espoo, Tampere, Vantaa, Turku, Oulu, Kotka, Nokia.
Human Development Index 2007/2008 rankings for Finland is 0.952 (11th, high) in High Human Development countries. Currency – Euro (EUR, €). Gini coefficient – 26.9% (low). Fiscal year – Calendar year. Inflation rate – 2,49% (11'2010). Trade organisations – EU, WTO, OECD, etc. from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Main industries – metals and metal products, electronics, machinery and scientific instruments, shipbuilding, pulp and paper, foodstuffs, chemicals, textiles, clothing.
"Business Day" refers to Monday through Friday (Weekend: Saturday and Sunday). Time Zone: EET – (UTC+2).Summer – (DST) EEST (UTC+3).
| Holidays (by Finnish, Suomi) | 2011 | 2012 |
| New Year's Day (Uudenvuodenpäivä) | January 1 | January 1 |
Epiphany
(Loppiainen) | January 6 | January 6 |
Good Friday (Pitkäperjantai)
| April 20 | April 6 |
Easter Monday (2. Pääsiäispäivä)
Catholic or protestant | April 23 | April 9 |
| May Day (Vappu) | May 1 | May 1 |
Ascension (Helatorstai)
40 days after Easter | June 2 | May 17 |
| Whit Monday | June 12 | May 27 |
Midsummer's Day or Johannus Paiva (Juhannuspäivä)
Saturday between June 20 and June 26 |
June 25 | June 23 |
All Saints' Day (Pyhäinpäivä)
Saturday between October 31 and November 6 | November 1 |
November 3 |
| Independence Day (Itsenäisyyspäivä) | December 6 | December 6 |
| Christmas Eve (Jouluaatto) | December 24 | December 24 |
Christmas Day (Joulupäivä)
Catholic or protestant | December 25 | December 25 |
St. Stephen's Day/ Boxing Day
(2. Joulupäivä or Tapaninpäivä) | December 26 | December 26 |
banks are closed (New Year's Eve)
| December 31 | December 31 |
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