1917 in Finland
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Incumbents
- 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
Events
- 16 March â Governor-General of Finland Franz Albert Seyn is removed from his office and arrested[1]
- 19 March â Mikhail Aleksandrovich Stakhovich became the new Governor-General of Finland[2]
- 26 March â Oskari Tokoi is appointed as the Chairmen of the Senate[3]
- 18 July â Parliament of Finland accepts the Act of Rule of Law[4]
- 31 July â Provisional government of Russia dissolves the Parliament of Finland[5]
- 17 August â Oskari Tokoi resigns from the Senate, E.N. Setälä takes his place
- 17 September â Nikolai Nekrasov become the new Governor-General of Finland[6]
- 1â2 October â 1917 Finnish parliamentary election[7][8]
- 27 November â Pehr Evind Svinhufvud is appointed as Chairman of the Senate, becoming the first Prime Minister of Finland.[9]
- 4 December â Svinhufvud senate declares Independence of Finland
- 6 December â Finnish Declaration of Independence: Finland declares its independence from the Russian Empire following the Bolsheviks taking power.[10]
- 31 December â
- Soviet government recognizes the Independence of Finland[11]
- Ã land declares itself as part of Sweden[12]