Today Father’s Day is an official flag day for the first time in Finland.
Prior to this, the flags were hoisted based on a recommendation.
In practice, the flags have been flown out of respect to fathers since 1987 after the day had become established in the University Almanac.
But in the age of gender equality a question was raised and answered last year on Twitter by the former minister of the interior, Kai Mykkänen:
“We will make Father’s Day an official flag day just like Mother’s Day,” the father-of-two promised.
In March this year, the government designated Father’s Day as an official flag day stipulated by law.
Happy Father’s Day!
