Evacuee Flag Day (Finland)

Evacuee Flag Day is a Finnish flag flying day, which is celebrated in Finland on 20 April. The flag-raising ceremony is intended to remember and honor those who were forced to leave their homeland permanently or temporarily due to the events of the Winter War, the Continuation War and the Lapland War during World War II. The flag-raising day was chosen to be the founding day of the Karelian Association. The first such commemorative day was held on Easter Day in 2025 at the initiative of the Karelian Association. The organization invited state institutions, municipalities, parishes, associations, companies and private individuals to join in the flag-raising ceremony, and many of them decided to participate in the celebration of the day.

April 20 is the 110th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 255 days remain until the end of the year.