PoliticalLegal & treatiesCulturalSpace
- 1917Independence6 December 1917 (from Russia)CIA World Factbook
- 1959Ratified the Genocide ConventionUN Treaty Collection
- 1975Ratified the ICCPR (civil & political rights)UN Treaty Collection
- 1986Ratified CEDAW (women’s rights)UN Treaty Collection
- 1991Ratified the Convention on the Rights of the ChildUN Treaty Collection
- 1991First UNESCO World Heritage siteOld RaumaUNESCO World Heritage
- 2000Joined the ICC (Rome Statute)UN Treaty Collection
- 2005Most recent World Heritage inscriptionStruve Geodetic ArcUNESCO World Heritage
- 2016Ratified the Paris Climate AgreementUN Treaty Collection
- 2017First space object launchedAalto-2GCAT
- 2023Most recent legislative election2023-04-02IPU Parline
- 2026Most recent space launchGCAT
