1918 in Finland

none thumb | right | alt=Tammela district of the City of Tampere after the Finnish Civil War in 1918 | Tammela district of the City of Tampere after the Finnish Civil War in 1918 1918 Events in the year 1918 in Finland. Incumbents Chairman of the Senate of Finland: Pehr Evind Svinhufvud (until May 27) (White side) Regent of Finland: Pehr Evind Svinhufvud (starting May 18), Gustaf Mannerheim (starting December 12) (White Side) Chairman of the Finnish People's Delegation: Kullervo Manner (until April 25) (Red Side) Events Ongoing - Finnish Civil War 6 March – The Finnish Army Corps of Aviation, a forerunner of the Finnish Air Force, is founded. The blue swastika, Viking in origin, is adopted as its symbol, in tribute to the Swedish explorer and aviator Eric von Rosen, who donated the first plane. Shores Christopher Finnish Air Force, 1918–1968 Reading, Berkshire, UK Osprey Publications Ltd. 1969 978-0668021210 3 15 March – Finnish Civil War: The Battle of Tampere begins, continuing until 6 April.100 years ago today: Reds take Tampere, Finnish Civil War begins – Yle News, January 27, 2018. Retrieved October 6, 2021. 9 October – Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse is elected King of Finland.Huldén, Anders: Kuningasseikkailu Suomessa 1918. Helsinki: Kirjayhtymä, 1988. 951-26-2980-1. Page 189 14 December – Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse renounces the Finnish throne, without setting foot in the country. Deaths 31 January – Väinö Nyström, politician (executed) (b. 1857)Person: Nyström, Aleksander Väinö https://sotasurmat.narc.fi/fi/victims/page/p_11847/table War Victims of Finland 1914–1922 National Archives of Finland 27 December 2023 Helsinki, Finland 1 February – Antti Mikkola, politician (executed) (b. 1869)Person: Mikkola, Anders Vilhelm https://sotasurmat.narc.fi/fi/victims/page/p_10277/table War Victims of Finland 1914–1922 National Archives of Finland 27 December 2023 Helsinki, Finland 2 March – Kalle Suosalo, politician (executed) (b. 1869)Person: Suosalo, Kalle Aleksander https://sotasurmat.narc.fi/fi/victims/page/p_24695/table War Victims of Finland 1914–1922 National Archives of Finland 27 December 2023 Helsinki, Finland 29 March – Ernst Saari, politician (executed) (b. 1882)Person: Saari, Juha Ernsti https://sotasurmat.narc.fi/fi/victims/page/p_24917/table War Victims of Finland 1914–1922 National Archives of Finland 27 December 2023 Helsinki, Finland 6 April – Juho Lehmus, Finnish politician (executed) (b. 1858)Person: Lehmus, Juho https://sotasurmat.narc.fi/fi/victims/page/p_20271/table War Victims of Finland 1914–1922 National Archives of Finland 27 December 2023 Helsinki, Finland 16 April – Kalle Vänniä, Finnish politician (executed) (b. 1874)Person: Vänniä, Kalle Tuomas https://sotasurmat.narc.fi/fi/victims/page/p_15744/table War Victims of Finland 1914–1922 National Archives of Finland 27 December 2023 Helsinki, Finland 19 April – Paavo Aho, Olympic athlete (executed) (b. 1891)Person: Aho, Paavo https://sotasurmat.narc.fi/fi/victims/page/p_4523/table War Victims of Finland 1914–1922 National Archives of Finland 27 December 2023 Helsinki, Finland 20 April – Jussi Merinen, politician (executed) (b. 1873)Person: Merinen, Juho Rikard https://sotasurmat.narc.fi/en/victims/page/p_15762/table War Victims of Finland 1914–1922 National Archives of Finland 23 July 2023 Helsinki, Finland 25 April – Juho Tulikoura, politician (executed) (b. 1862)Person: Tulikoura, Juho https://sotasurmat.narc.fi/fi/victims/page/p_4680/table War Victims of Finland 1914–1922 National Archives of Finland 27 December 2023 Helsinki, Finland 27 April Leander Ikonen, architect and politician (executed) (b. 1860)Person: Ikonen, Karl Leander https://sotasurmat.narc.fi/fi/victims/page/p_25917/table War Victims of Finland 1914–1922 National Archives of Finland 27 December 2023 Helsinki, Finland Matti Pietinen, politician (executed) (b. 1859)Person: Pietinen, Matti Matinp. https://sotasurmat.narc.fi/fi/victims/page/p_6467/table War Victims of Finland 1914–1922 National Archives of Finland 27 December 2023 Helsinki, Finland 1 May – August Vesa, politician (executed) (b. 1878)Kansanedustajat: August Vesa https://www.eduskunta.fi/FI/kansanedustajat/Sivut/911722.aspx Parliament of Finland 27 December 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20190129010035/https://www.eduskunta.fi/FI/kansanedustajat/Sivut/911722.aspx 29 January 2019 Helsinki, Finland fi 3 May – Oskar Kaipio, politician (executed) (b. 1874)Person: Kaipio, Oskar Villiam https://sotasurmat.narc.fi/fi/victims/page/p_1450/table War Victims of Finland 1914–1922 National Archives of Finland 27 December 2023 Helsinki, Finland 6 May – Samuli Häkkinen, politician (executed) (b. 1857)Person: Häkkinen, Samuel https://sotasurmat.narc.fi/fi/victims/page/p_25287/table War Victims of Finland 1914–1922 National Archives of Finland 27 December 2023 Helsinki, Finland 10 May – Jussi Rainio, politician (executed) (b. 1878)Person: Rainio, Johan Reinhold https://sotasurmat.narc.fi/fi/victims/page/p_10737/table War Victims of Finland 1914–1922 National Archives of Finland 27 December 2023 Helsinki, Finland May Juho Hakkinen, politician (executed) (b. 1872)Person: Hakkinen, Juho Villehard https://sotasurmat.narc.fi/en/victims/page/p_38830/table War Victims of Finland 1914–1922 National Archives of Finland 27 December 2023 Helsinki, Finland Vilho Lehokas, politician (executed) (b. 1876)Person: Lehokas, Vilhelm Bernhard https://sotasurmat.narc.fi/fi/victims/page/p_6491/table War Victims of Finland 1914–1922 National Archives of Finland 27 December 2023 Helsinki, Finland Juho Rikkonen, politician (executed) (b. 1874)Person: Rikkonen, Juho Paavonpoika https://sotasurmat.narc.fi/fi/victims/page/p_33120/table War Victims of Finland 1914–1922 National Archives of Finland 27 December 2023 Helsinki, Finland See also History of Finland (1917–present) Timeline of Independence of Finland (1917–1920) References 1918 Category:1910s in Finland Category:Years of the 20th century in Finland Finland Finland