Events in Finland

100 notable events in Finland — murders, wars and shipwrecks.

• Winter War
  Nov 30, 1939–Mar 13, 1940 · War & armed conflict
• Continuation War
  Jun 25, 1941–Sep 19, 1944 · War & armed conflict
• MS Estonia
  date unknown · Maritime disaster
• Sinking of the MS Estonia
  Sep 28, 1994 · Maritime disaster
• Jokela school shooting
  Nov 7, 2007 · Massacre
• Lake Bodom murders
  Jun 5, 1960 · Murder & homicide
• 2006 Ulvila homicide case
  Dec 2006 · Murder & homicide
• Kauhajoki school shooting
  Sep 23, 2008 · Shooting
• Great Wrath
  1713–1721 · Massacre
• Juhani Aataminpoika
  date unknown · Murder & homicide
• Russian monitor Rusalka
  date unknown · Maritime disaster
• Viertola school shooting
  Apr 2, 2024 · Shooting
• 2017 Turku attack
  Aug 18, 2017 · Terrorism
• Finnish famine of 1866–1868
  Jan 1, 1867–Jan 1, 1869 · Natural disaster
• Cudgel War
  Nov 25, 1596–1597 · War & armed conflict
• Oulu child sexual exploitation scandal
  Dec 1, 2018 · Crime & justice
• Mäntsälä rebellion
  Feb 27, 1932–Mar 6, 1932 · War & armed conflict
• Operation Nordlicht (1944–1945)
  Sep 1, 1944–Feb 1, 1945 · War & armed conflict
• Aero Flight 311
  Jan 3, 1961 · Aviation accident
• Raumanmeri school shooting
  Jan 25, 1989 · Shooting
• Toivo Koljonen
  Mar 17, 1943 · Massacre
• HNLMS Gelderland (1898)
  date unknown · War & armed conflict
• 1987 Viking Sally murder
  Jul 28, 1987 · Murder & homicide
• Myyrmanni bombing
  Oct 11, 2002 · Terrorism
• Iosif Stalin (turboelectric ship)
  date unknown · Maritime disaster
• Hausjärvi Gravel Pit Murders
  date unknown · Murder & homicide
• Hyvinkää shooting
  May 26, 2012 · Shooting
• Soviet partisans in Finland
  Jul 13, 1941–Sep 6, 1944 · Massacre
• Kuopio school stabbing
  Oct 1, 2019 · Murder & homicide
• Great Fire of Turku
  Sep 4, 1827 · Fire
• Assassination of Nikolay Bobrikov
  Jun 16, 1904 · Murder & homicide
• Disappearance of Raisa Räisänen
  Oct 16, 1999 · Disappearance
• Sello mall shooting
  Dec 31, 2009 · Shooting
• German submarine U-745
  date unknown · Maritime disaster
• Lapua Cartridge Factory explosion
  Apr 13, 1976 · Bombing & explosion
• Aino Nykopp-Koski
  Jan 1, 2004–Jan 1, 2009 · Murder & homicide
• Killings of Baltic Fleet officers during the February Revolution
  1917 · Murder & homicide
• Ståhlberg kidnapping
  Oct 14, 1930 · Kidnapping & hostage
• Murder of Kyllikki Saari
  May 17, 1953 · Murder & homicide
• Sveaborg rebellion
  Jul 18, 1906–Jul 20, 1906 · War & armed conflict
• Sotkamo
  date unknown
• Vaasa riot
  Jun 4, 1930 · Riot & unrest
• Murder of Susanne Lindholm
  Aug 8, 1976 · Murder & homicide
• Ismo Junni
  Jan 1, 1980–Jan 1, 1988 · Murder & homicide
• 1990s Finnish banking crisis
  1991–1993 · Crisis
• Oulu child murders
  2005–2013 · Murder & homicide
• Esa Åkerlund
  Jan 1, 1995–Jan 1, 2010 · Murder & homicide
• Bombardment of Sveaborg
  Aug 7, 1855–Aug 9, 1855 · War & armed conflict
• Konginkangas bus disaster
  Mar 19, 2004 · Road accident
• 1906 Helsinki bank robbery
  Feb 26, 1906 · Crime & justice
• Vrouw Maria
  date unknown · Maritime disaster
• Tattarisuo case
  1931 · Crime & justice
• Åbo Bloodbath
  Nov 10, 1599 · Suicide & execution
• Pork mutiny
  Feb 7, 1922 · Riot & unrest
• Talvivaara mine
  date unknown · Disaster
• Anjala League
  1788 · War & armed conflict
• Murder Friday
  Sep 29, 1714 · Massacre
• Political violence in Finland (1918–1932)
  May 15, 1918–Mar 6, 1932 · Riot & unrest
• Disappearance of Piia Ristikankare
  Oct 7, 1988 · Disappearance
• Koskela teen murder
  Dec 4, 2020 · Murder & homicide
• Jokela rail accident
  Apr 21, 1996 · Rail accident
• Finnish Air Force UFO sighting
  Apr 12, 1969 · Aviation accident
• Skirmish of Halkokari
  Jun 7, 1854 · War & armed conflict
• Hanneke Vrome
  date unknown · Maritime disaster
• Lauri Koskela
  date unknown · War & armed conflict
• German submarine U-676
  date unknown · Maritime disaster
• Imatra shooting
  Dec 3, 2016 · Shooting
• Jumalan teatteri
  date unknown · Crime & justice
• SS Kuru
  date unknown · Maritime disaster
• Finnish pesäpallo match-fixing scandal
  1998 · Scandal & controversy
• Kursiivi printing house arson
  Nov 26, 1977 · Attack (other)
• Jyväskylä rail accident
  Mar 6, 1998 · Rail accident
• Turenki rail accident
  Mar 12, 1940 · Rail accident
• White Guard Affair
  date unknown · Crisis
• Tulilahti double murder
  Jul 28, 1959 · Murder & homicide
• Kidnapping of Minna Nurminen
  May 27, 2009–Jun 13, 2009 · Kidnapping & hostage
• 1978 Finnish Air Force DC-3 crash
  Oct 3, 1978 · Aviation accident
• 2023 Espoo bridge collapse
  May 11, 2023 · Industrial & structural disaster
• 2010 Helsinki Central Station accident
  Jan 4, 2010 · Rail accident
• Königin Luise
  date unknown · Maritime disaster
• Mikkeli hostage crisis
  Aug 8, 1986–Aug 9, 1986 · Kidnapping & hostage
• David's Rebellion
  1438–1439 · Riot & unrest
• Suonenjoki rail collision
  Aug 12, 1998 · Rail accident
• Heino murders
  date unknown · Murder & homicide
• Kamppi car bomb
  Jul 16, 2002 · Bombing & explosion
• Huis te Warmelo
  date unknown · Maritime disaster
• Murder of Janne Aikala
  May 14, 1986 · Murder & homicide
• 2007 Finnish campaign finance scandal
  2008 · Scandal & controversy
• Assassination attempt on Mannerheim (1920)
  1920 · Murder & homicide
• Oathbreaker's flood
  1899 · Natural disaster
• Hirvensalo bus crash
  May 25, 1940 · Road accident
• Otter (ship, 1934)
  date unknown · War & armed conflict
• Ilmajoki Air Disaster
  Nov 14, 1988 · Aviation accident
• Hyvinkää shooting
  May 27, 2012 · Incident
• Kuurila rail accident
  Mar 15, 1957 · Rail accident
• Uimaharju rail accident
  date unknown · Rail accident
• Great Fire of Vaasa
  Aug 3, 1852 · Fire
• Iittala rail accident
  Mar 4, 1940 · Rail accident
• Mommila rail accident
  Apr 5, 1977 · Rail accident
• Ähtäri derailment
  Aug 5, 1942 · Rail accident