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The following lists events that happened during 2014 in Finland.
Incumbents
- President: Sauli Niinistö
- Prime Minister: Jyrki Katainen (until 24 June), Alexander Stubb (starting 24 June)
- Speaker: Eero Heinäluoma
Events
June
- June 9 – Russian President Vladimir Putin's personal envoy warns Finland against joining NATO.[1]
- 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.[2]
- June 24 – A new coalition government takes office in Finland, the first led by a Swedish-speaking Finn since 1959.[3]
July
- July 24 – In Herat, Afghanistan, two Finnish women working for a foreign aid organization are shot and killed.[4]
- 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.[5]
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.[6]
References
- ↑ "Putin envoy warns Finland against joining NATO". 9 June 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
- ↑ "Pello residents offered 50 euros to switch mother tongue". 13 June 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
- ↑ "Stubb elected new PM". 24 June 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
- ↑ "Afghanistan shooting: Finnish aid workers killed in Herat". 24 July 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
- ↑ "Finland Detains Vietnamese Missile Parts". 25 July 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
- ↑ "Finnish Parliament approves same-sex marriage". 28 November 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
External links
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