List of firsts in Finland
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This is a list of firsts in Finland.
First women
- First director of the first Finnish research institute in applied psychology: Ester Hjelt[1]
- First Finnish-speaking teacher training college: University of Jyväskylä[2]
- First state schools for females in Finland: Svenska fruntimmersskolan i Åbo (English: Swedish Women's School of Åbo) and Svenska fruntimmersskolan i Helsingfors (English: Swedish Women's School of Helsingfors) (1844)
- Dissertations
- First dissertation by a Finnish woman (chemistry, University of Zurich): Lydia Sesemann (1874)[3][4]
- First dissertation by a Finnish woman in Finland (Doctor of Medicine and Surgery): Karolina Eskelin (1895)[4]
- First female opponent at a dissertation (Faculty of Medicine): Elsa Ryti (1927)[4]
- First dissertation by a Finnish woman in Physics: Eugenie Lisitzin (1938)[4]
- First dissertation by a Finnish woman in Finnish language studies: Eeva Lindén (1942)[4]
- First dissertation by a Finnish woman in Astronomy: Liisi Oterma (1955)[4]
- First dissertation by a Finnish woman in Economics: Vieno Rajaoja (1958)[4]
- Doctors
- First female Doctor of Philosophy: Tekla Hultin (1896)[4]
- First female Doctor of Agriculture: Synnöve von Hausen (1936)[4]
- First female Doctor of Laws (Justice) in Finland: Inkeri Anttila (1946)[4][5]
- First female Doctor of Theology: Eira Paunu (1952)[4]
- First female Doctor in Social Sciences: Elina Haavio-Mannila (1958)[4]
- Professorships
- First female professor in Finland (Personal Extraordinary Professor, Åbo Akademi): Alma Söderhjelm (1927)[4][6]
- First female professor of Medicine and holder of a permanent chair (Obstetrics and Gynaecology): Laimi Leidenius (1930)[4][7]
- First female professor of Chemistry: Salli Eskola (1947)[8]
- First female professor in Physical and Natural Sciences (assistant professor in Chemistry): Salli Eskola[4]
- First female professor of Pedagogy: Inkeri Vikainen (1959)[4]
- First female professor of Law in Finland: Inkeri Anttila (1961)[4][5]
- First female professor of Sociology: Faina Jyrkilä (1964)[4]
- First female professor of Philosophy in Finland and in Scandinavia: Raili Kauppi (1969)[3][9]
- First female professor of Women's Studies: Päivi Setälä (1991)[4]
- Members of the Finnish Society of Sciences and Letters (Founded 1838)
- First female member of the Math and Physics division: Eugenie Lisitzin (1960)
- Other
- First female academic in Finland: Sara Wacklin
- First female folklorist in Finland to complete a doctoral degree: Elsa Enäjärvi-Haavio[10]
- First female in Finland to earn a doctorate in the field of philosophy: Raili Kauppi[9]
- First female Licentiate of Medicine (without being officially enrolled at a University): Rosina Heikel (1878)[4][11]
- First female Magister of Philosophy: Emma Irene Åström[4]
- First female Minister of Justice in Finland: Inkeri Anttila[5]
- First female Rector of a university (University of Jyväskylä): Aino Sallinen (1992)[4]
- First female to attend a university in Finland: Maria Tschetschulin (1870)[12]
- First female to defend a doctoral degree in Finland: Karolina Eskelin[13]
- First female to practice medicine in Finland and within all the Nordic countries: Rosina Heikel[11]
- First female to receive a Ph.D. degree in Astronomy in Finland: Liisi Oterma[14]
- First female veterinary surgeon in Europe and Finland: Agnes Sjöberg[15]
- First Finnish woman to be appointed docent at a university: Alma Söderhjelm[6]
- First Finnish woman to complete a doctorate: Lydia Sesemann[3][4]
- First Finnish woman to take the matriculation examination: Maria Tschetschulin[4]
- First Finnish woman to teach: Alma Söderhjelm[6]
Literature
- First book in the world and Finland written solely in text messages: Viimeiset viestit (English: Last Messages) by Hannu Luntiala (2007)[16]
- First female writer in Finland: Sara Wacklin
- First Finnish language encyclopedia: Tietosanakirja (1909-1922)
- First Finnish language grammar book published: 1649
- First novel published in Finnish: Seven Brothers (Finnish: Seitsemän veljestä) (1870)
Media
Film
- First active feature film company: Lyyra-Filmi
- First Finnish computer-animated feature film: The Emperor's Secret (Finnish: Keisarin salaisuus) (2006)
- First Finnish feature film and first fictional film: The Moonshiners (Finnish: Salaviinanpolttajat) (1907)
- First full-length Finnish feature film: Sylvi
- First full-length sound film with song and talk: Say It in Finnish (1931)
- First Finnish film: Novelty from Helsinki: School youth at break (1904)
- First Finnish film company: Atelier Apollo (1906)
- First Finnish film distributed widely abroad: When Father Has Toothache (1923)
- First Finnish film released on Blu-ray: Ganes (2007)[17]
- First Finnish film with a soundtrack: Dressed Like Adam and a Bit Like Eve Too (1931)
- First public screening: 1896
Other
- First Finnish album to certify gold based on downloads and streams: AMK Dropout (2014)
- First Finnish publisher to sell manga: Sangatsu Manga (2003)
- First Finnish video included in MTV Nordic's daily video-rotation: U Drive Me Crazy
Military
- First Finnish Air Force base established: Utti (1918)
Politics and government
- First President: Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg
- First National Progressive President: Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg
- First Agrarian President: Lauri Kristian Relander
- First National Coalitionist President: Pehr Evind Svinhufvud
- First Social Democratic President: Mauno Koivisto
- First female President: Tarja Halonen[18]
- First Prime Minister: Pehr Evind Svinhufvud
- First female Prime Minister: Anneli Jäätteenmäki[19]
- First Finnish Black Member of Parliament: Jani Toivola
- First time the President had been solely elected by a popular vote: 1994[20]
- First openly gay Member of Parliament: Oras Tynkkynen
- First female Members of Parliament elected in Finland and the world: 1907
- First President of the Supreme Court of Finland: August Nybergh, 1918
Science and technology
- First class of locomotive manufactured within Finland: Finnish Steam Locomotive Class A5, 1874
Sports and related events
- First Finn to play in the Stanley Cup Final: Matti Hagman
- First Finnish basketball player to play in the National Basketball Association: Jarkko Ruutu
- First Finnish boxer to win an Olympic medal: Bruno Ahlberg[21]
- First Finnish cross-country skier to win an Olympic gold medal: Veli Saarinen
- First Finnish Olympic gold medalist: Verner Weckman
- First Finnish player within the National Hockey League: Pentti Lund[22]
- First Finnish player to play in the German Bundesliga: Juhani Peltonen
- First Finnish player to play in the Women's United Soccer Association: Anne Mäkinen
- First Finnish woman to reach Olympic finals in swimming: Eila Pyrhönen
Titles and awards
- First Finnish Nobel Prize winner: Frans Eemil Sillanpää
- First Finnish Olympic gold medalist: Verner Weckman
- First time winning the group stage at the Bandy World Championship: 2011