National Veterans' Day celebrations in Tuusula on 27 April 2025
Sunday, 27 April 2025, is National Veteransu0026#x27; Day, which will be celebrated in Tuusula with festivities at Tuusula Church, Veteransu0026#x27; Park and the Monio Cultural Centre. Advance registration is required for some of the events.
Programme of celebrations
10:00 a.m. Tuusula Church (Kirkkotie 34, Tuusula)
Tuusula Church will hold a mass(switch to another service) and wreath-laying ceremony at the heroes’ graves as part of the Veterans’ Day celebrations.
12:00 Open to all, Tuusula Veterans’ Park (Klaavolantie 2, Tuusula) The event
at the Veterans’ Park will include a wreath laying ceremony, speeches and choir singing.
1 p.m. Tuusula National Veterans’ Day celebration, Monio Cultural Centre (Pataljoonantie 6, Tuusula)
The celebration will include speeches, a concert, musical performances and coffee:
1 p.m. Monio opens its doors and ticket inspection begins
1.30 p.m. The celebration begins. The keynote speaker will be General Timo Kivinen. The concert will feature performances by Maria Ylipää and Niko Kumpuvaara. Students from the Hyrylä branch of Tuusula Upper Secondary School will entertain the audience with their musical performances. 2:30 p.m
. Coffee and cake will be served in the Monio cafeteria.
Admission to the events is free, but there are a limited number of places available for the celebration in Monio. Please register in advance by 25 April 2025 (please note the extended registration period):
The municipality of Tuusula, the parish of Tuusula and the Tammenlehvän Keski-Uudenmaan perinneyhdistys ry heritage association will be participating in the celebrations. A
warm welcome to all!
Further information:
Mayor Kalle Ikkelä, +358 40 314 3001, kalle.ikkela@tuusula.fi
National Veterans’ Day is celebrated annually on 27 April in honour of Finnish war veterans and in memory of the end of the war and the beginning of peace. National Veterans’ Day is a public flag day.
The press release was originally published on 2 April 2025 and featured in the latest news on 25 April 2025.
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