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See also:| Other events of 1917
Timeline of Finnish history

Events in the year 1917 in Finland.

## Incumbents

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* Monarch: Nicholas II (until March 15)
* Governor-General of Finland: Franz Albert Seyn (until March 16), Mikhail Stakhovich until September 17), Nikolai Nekrasov (until November 7)
* Vice Chairman of the Economic Division: Mikhail Borovitinov (until March 15), Anders Wirenius (until March 26)
* Chairman of the Senate of Finland: Pehr Evind Svinhufvud (starting November 27)

## Establishments

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* Confederation of Salaried Employees
* Finnish Musicians' Union
* Genealogical Society of Finland
* Helsingin Palloseura
* Hyvinkää
* Kerberos (magazine)
* League of Workers Association Youth
* White Guard (Finland)

## Events

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* 16 March – Governor-General of Finland Franz Albert Seyn is removed from his office and arrested[1]
* 19 March – Mikhail Aleksandrovich Stakhovich became the new Governor-General of Finland[2]
* 26 March – Oskari Tokoi is appointed as the Chairmen of the Senate[3]
* 18 July – Parliament of Finland accepts the Act of Rule of Law[4]
* 31 July – Provisional government of Russia dissolves the Parliament of Finland[5]
* 17 August – Oskari Tokoi resigns from the Senate, E.N. Setälä takes his place
* 17 September – Nikolai Nekrasov become the new Governor-General of Finland[6]
* 1–2 October – 1917 Finnish parliamentary election[7][8]
* 27 November – Pehr Evind Svinhufvud is appointed as Chairman of the Senate, becoming the first Prime Minister of Finland.[9]
* 4 December – Svinhufvud senate declares Independence of Finland
* 6 December – Finnish Declaration of Independence: Finland declares its independence from the Russian Empire following the Bolsheviks taking power.[10]
* 31 December –
* Soviet government recognizes the Independence of Finland[11]
* Åland declares itself as part of Sweden[12]

## See also

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* History of Finland (1917–present)
* Timeline of Independence of Finland (1917–1920)

## References

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1. ^ Jonas, Michael (2019-02-21). Scandinavia and the Great Powers in the First World War. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-350-04636-8.
2. ^ жизнь, Редакция журнала Наука и. "Он жил на людях и для людей". www.nkj.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-11-23.
3. ^ "SUOMI 1917-1918 - Tokoi". webpages.tuni.fi. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
4. ^ "Finland – a state governed by the rule of law". Ministry of Justice. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
5. ^ "Wayback Machine". 2004-09-07. Archived from the original on 2004-09-07. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
6. ^ "Lib.ru/Классика: Некрасов Николай Алексеевич. Некрасов Н. А.: биобиблиографическая справка". az.lib.ru. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
7. ^ Seppo Zetterberg et al (2003) A Small Giant of the Finnish History WSOY
8. ^ Allan Tiitta and Seppo Zetterberg (1992) Finland Through the Ages Reader's Digest
9. ^ "Etusivu". kansallisbiografia.fi. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
10. ^ "Finland - The struggle for independence | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
11. ^ "Recognition of Finland's Independence: a Time of Contemplation". Baltic&Nordic Studies. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
12. ^ "Decision of the Council of the League of Nations on the Aland Islands". 2010-02-04. Archived from the original on 2010-02-04. Retrieved 2022-11-23.

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