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2014 in Finland
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2014
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.http://barentsobserver.com/en/security/2014/06/putin-envoy-warns-finland-against-joining-nato-09-06 Putin envoy warns Finland against joining NATO 9 June 2014 5 January 2015
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.http://yle.fi/uutiset/pello_residents_offered_50_euros_to_switch_mother_tongue/7295894?origin=rss Pello residents offered 50 euros to switch mother tongue 13 June 2014 5 January 2015
June 24 – A new coalition government takes office in Finland, the first led by a Swedish-speaking Finn since 1959.http://www.finlandtimes.fi/national/2014/06/24/7867/Stubb-elected-new-PM Stubb elected new PM 24 June 2014 5 January 2015
July
July 24 – In Herat, Afghanistan, two Finnish women working for a foreign aid organization are shot and killed.https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-28453183 Afghanistan shooting: Finnish aid workers killed in Herat 24 July 2014 5 January 2015
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.https://www.wsj.com/articles/finland-detains-vietnamese-missile-parts-1406293739?tesla=y&mg=reno64-wsj&url=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304521404580051082885553518.html Finland Detains Vietnamese Missile Parts 25 July 2014 5 January 2015
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.http://yle.fi/uutiset/finnish_parliament_approves_same-sex_marriage/7657759 Finnish Parliament approves same-sex marriage 28 November 2014 5 January 2015
References
External links
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Category:Years of the 21st century in Finland
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Category:2010s in Finland
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