Finland 100: June 1, 2017


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Finland 100: Nordic heads of state to celebrate the anniversary of Finland's independence

Nordic heads of state will celebrate the centenary of Finland’s independence in Helsinki on Thursday 1 June 2017. President of the Republic Sauli Niinistö and Mrs Jenni Haukio will be the hosts for the day.
The presidential couple will welcome Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden, King Harald V and Queen Sonja of Norway and President Guðni Thorlacius Jóhannesson and his spouse, Eliza Jean Reid, of Iceland in ceremonies beginning in the forecourt of the Presidential Palace at 10.30 am. After the ceremonies, the presidential and royal couples will greet the public from the balcony of the Presidential Palace. The general public can watch the guests arrive at the Market Square (Kauppatori in Finnish) and Pohjoisesplanadi.

To the City Hall on foot
After the programme at the Presidential Palace, the day will continue with a lunch hosted by Helsinki’s incoming mayor Jan Vapaavuori at the City Hall. Weather permitting, the Finnish presidential couple and their guests will walk from the Presidential Palace to the City Hall at around 11.20 am, greeting the public on their way.
In addition, the presidential and royal couples will watch a Dancing Finland (Koko Suomi) dance event, held in the Market Square, from the balcony of the City Hall. The performance will include Humppa and street dance. For more detailed instructions on where members of the public will be located, see the map on the website of the Office of the President of the Republic. It is best to enter the area along the Esplanade.

The visits will culminate in a banquet
In the afternoon, President Niinistö, Mrs Haukio and the Nordic heads of state will participate in the re-inauguration of the Hanasaari Swedish-Finnish Cultural Centre. Gunvor Kronman, the CEO of Hanasaari, will host the event.
The guests will also visit the Sibelius Monument in the Sibelius Park, where they will hear singing by the choir of the Helsinki Music Centre, among other performances. The park will also be open to the public, but the actual public event for the head of states’ visit will be arranged at the day’s beginning, in the Market Square and Pohjoisesplanadi.
The day will end with a banquet in the Presidential Palace.

Yle will broadcast part of the visit live on television and on Yle Areena. Members of the public can participate in the day via the social media by using the hashtags #FInland100 and #together.
Finland 100_ Nordic heads of state to celebrate the anniversary of Finland's independence - The President of the Republic of Finland
Finland 100 år_ De nordiska statscheferna firar jubileumsåret för Finlands självständighet - Republiken Finlands president
 
LadyFinn said:
Finland 100: Nordic heads of state to celebrate the anniversary of Finland's independence

Nordic heads of state will celebrate the centenary of Finland’s independence in Helsinki on Thursday 1 June 2017. President of the Republic Sauli Niinistö and Mrs Jenni Haukio will be the hosts for the day.
The presidential couple will welcome Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden, King Harald V and Queen Sonja of Norway and President Guðni Thorlacius Jóhannesson and his spouse, Eliza Jean Reid, of Iceland in ceremonies beginning in the forecourt of the Presidential Palace at 10.30 am. After the ceremonies, the presidential and royal couples will greet the public from the balcony of the Presidential Palace. The general public can watch the guests arrive at the Market Square (Kauppatori in Finnish) and Pohjoisesplanadi.

To the City Hall on foot
After the programme at the Presidential Palace, the day will continue with a lunch hosted by Helsinki’s incoming mayor Jan Vapaavuori at the City Hall. Weather permitting, the Finnish presidential couple and their guests will walk from the Presidential Palace to the City Hall at around 11.20 am, greeting the public on their way.
In addition, the presidential and royal couples will watch a Dancing Finland (Koko Suomi) dance event, held in the Market Square, from the balcony of the City Hall. The performance will include Humppa and street dance. For more detailed instructions on where members of the public will be located, see the map on the website of the Office of the President of the Republic. It is best to enter the area along the Esplanade.

The visits will culminate in a banquet
In the afternoon, President Niinistö, Mrs Haukio and the Nordic heads of state will participate in the re-inauguration of the Hanasaari Swedish-Finnish Cultural Centre. Gunvor Kronman, the CEO of Hanasaari, will host the event.
The guests will also visit the Sibelius Monument in the Sibelius Park, where they will hear singing by the choir of the Helsinki Music Centre, among other performances. The park will also be open to the public, but the actual public event for the head of states’ visit will be arranged at the day’s beginning, in the Market Square and Pohjoisesplanadi.
The day will end with a banquet in the Presidential Palace.

Yle will broadcast part of the visit live on television and on Yle Areena. Members of the public can participate in the day via the social media by using the hashtags #FInland100 and #together.
Finland 100_ Nordic heads of state to celebrate the anniversary of Finland's independence - The President of the Republic of Finland
Finland 100 år_ De nordiska statscheferna firar jubileumsåret för Finlands självständighet - Republiken Finlands president
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Thanks LadyFinn for the information. It seems like it is going to be a major celebration in Helsinki, much more extensive than I expected. It will be interesting to see the banquet.
 
Artwork and research project as a gift for the 100th anniversary of Finland

Due to the fact that Finland in 2017 celebrates 100 years as an independent state, the Government of Sweden will give two gifts to Finland. These gifts will be handed over by H.M. The King in connection with H.M. The King's visit to Helsinki on June 1, 2017.
The first gift is a work of art by artist Anna Uddenberg, which will be placed at the Hanasaari Swedish-Finnish Cultural Centre. The second gift is a Swedish-Finnish forest research project consisting of twelve two-year researcher posts.
Konstverk och forskningsprojekt i 100-årsgåva till Finland - Regeringen.se
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Thank you Lady Finn for bringing attention to this important date and the events that will take place. I look forward to the celebrations.:flowers:
 
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Hanasaari - The Cultural Centre for Sweden and Finland is re-inaugurated tomorrow on 1 June grandly - the event is broadcast live around the Nordic region.
President Sauli Niinistö and Mrs Jenni Haukio, Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden, King Harald V and Queen Sonja of Norway, as well as Iceland's President Gudni Thorlacius Jóhannesson and his wife Eliza Jean Reid are all participating in the re-inauguration ceremony.
The broadcast from Hanasaari takes place on June 1st, starting at 13.30 Finnish time in Yle1. In Sweden SVT1 and in Norway NRK1 broadcast at 13 o'clock local time.
Hanasaari vihitään uudelleen käyttöön huomenna juhlallisin menoin – tapahtuma lähetetään suorana ympäri Pohjolaa

The royal yacht Dannebrog arrived to Helsinki today (it came from Stockholm). The Office of the President of Finland confirmed to finnish media, that queen Margrethe arrives to Finland today.
Tanskan kuningattaren luksusjahti saapui Helsingin Eteläsatamaan – katso hulppeat kuvat! - Kuninkaalliset - Ilta-Sanomat

Jenni Haukio, the First Lady of Finland, wears unique jewellery at the banquet
The Finnish Goldsmiths Association handed over jewellery to the President's Office on May 31, 2017. The jewellery was received by its first holder, Mrs. Jenni Haukio, the wife of President Sauli Niinistö, at the President's residence Mäntyniemi. The donation honors the 100th anniversary of Finland's independence.
"I would like to thank The Finnish Goldsmiths Association for a valuable gift which respects the whole Finland and which combines the richness of our nature, the high quality of our craftsmanship and the distinctive character of our design. I am delighted to use the jewellery for the first time on June 1, at a banquet organized at the visit of the Nordic Heads of state", says mrs Haukio.
The necklace is designed for the use for the Head of State or for the wife of the President. The jewellery is made from raw materials found in Finland's soil: the gem beryls from Luumäki and gold panned from Lemmenjoki River. The jewellery is designed by jewelery artist Heli Kauhanen and made by jeweler Juha Loikala. The gem beryls and gold have been donated by the gemstone's finder.
Suomi 100_ Presidentti-instituutiolle lahjoitettiin kotimainen jalokivikoru - Suomen tasavallan presidentti_ Tiedotteet ja uutiset

Photo of the necklace and earrings
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Live broadcasts today at YLE Areena (the finnish National TV)
First broadcast starts at 10.25
The presidential couple welcomes Queen Margrethe II, King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia, King Harald V and Queen Sonja and President Guðni Thorlacius Jóhannesson and his spouse, Eliza Jean Reid in ceremonies beginning in the forecourt of the Presidential Palace at 10.30. After the ceremonies, the presidential and royal couples greet the public from the balcony of the Presidential Palace. The day continues with a lunch at the City Hall. Weather permitting, the Finnish presidential couple and their guests will walk from the Presidential Palace to the City Hall at around 11.20, greeting the public on their way and from the balcony of the City Hall.
Pohjoismaisten valtionpäämiesten vierailu _ TV _ Areena _ yle.fi

Other live broadcasts.
MTV seuraa kuninkaallisten vierailua Helsingissä – suora lähetys käynnissä - Kotimaa - Uutiset - MTV.fi

The Presidential Palace is ready to welcome the guests, and the people have started to arrive to watch.
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King Carl Gustaf and queen Silvia arriving to Helsinki.
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The sun is shining, but it is very windy in Helsinki. The guests arrive in order: The presidential couple of Iceland, king Harald and queen Sonja, king Carl Gustaf and queen Silvia and queen Margrethe. The president of Iceland gives a speech at the Presidential Palace when all the guests have arrived. King Harald gives a speech at the lunch at the City Hall, king Carl Gustaf at the re-inauguration of Hanasaari Cultural Centre and queen Margrethe gives a speech at the banquet in the evening.

President Sauli Niinistö and mrs Jenni Haukio waiting for the guests, it looks to me that mrs Haukio is wearing the Georg Jensen brooch she got as a present at a state visit to Denmark.
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The president of Iceland with his wife
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King Harald and queen Sonja
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King Carl Gustaf and queen Silvia
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Queen Margrethe
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And right after queen Margrethe arrived, it started raining.

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Kuningatar Silvia, 73, häikäisi tyylillään - mikä eleganssi!
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Islannin presidentti saapui ensi kertaa Suomeen – puoliso Eliza Jean Reidillä ihastuttava kukkamekko - Viihde - Ilta-Sanomat

At the balcony
Kaatosade yllätti! Kuninkaalliset vilkuttelivat sateessa suomalaisille
Suomen kesä yllätti kuninkaalliset – vilkuttivat yleisölle hyisessä rankkasateessa - Kuninkaalliset - Ilta-Sanomat

Video of President Niinistö and mrs Jenni Haukio welcoming all their guests, and waving at the balcony. I loved the ceremonies.
Pukuloistoa kuninkaallisten vierailulla – Jenni Haukio ihastutti kellohelmaisessa kesämekossa - Viihde - MTV.fi
 
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Group photo at the Presidential Palace, from the Instagram of the Swedish Royal Court.
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President Niinistö and his guests come out from the Presidential Palace and listen to the National Anthem of Finland.
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It stopped raining and now they walk to the City Hall, president Niinistö walks with queen Margrethe and mrs Haukio walks with the presidential couple of Iceland. Mrs Haukio waves and shakes hands with the people, especially with the children. They arrived to the City Hall. The broadcast shows the royal yachts Dannebrog and Norge in Helsinki. Now they are waving at the balcony of the City Hall, and the sun is shining again. They are watching a Dancing Finland (Koko Suomi) dance event, held in the Market Square. They went in and are having a lunch hosted by Helsinki’s incoming mayor Jan Vapaavuori.

Short video of them walking from the Presidential Palace to the City Hall.
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People at the streets
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Haastava sää yllätti Kauppatorilla – Jenni Haukio taisteli hulmuavan mekon kanssa, Margareetan korkokengät lipsahtelivat uhkaavasti - Kuninkaalliset - Ilta-Sanomat
Hellyttävä hetki_ Jenni Haukio heitti ylävitosia lasten kanssa – yleisö tervehti kuninkaallisia viirit viuhuen - Kuninkaalliset - Ilta-Sanomat

Video of them walking from the Presidential Palace to the City Hall. Queen Margrethe seemed to be on a brilliant mood, smiling a lot and waving.
MTV seuraa kuninkaallisten vierailua Helsingissä – kaatosade yllätti - Kotimaa - Uutiset - MTV.fi

Rita Tainola, the special reporter of IltaSanomat, writes about Jenni Haukio wearing the Georg Jensen brooch. Tainola writes that Jenni Haukio paid respect to queen Margrethe with a beautiful gesture, by wearing the brooch which she got from the queen when she and President Niinistö were on a state visit to Denmark in 2013. The brooch has also queen Margrethe's monogram.
Rouva Jenni Haukio kunnioitti kuningatar Margareetaa upealla eleellä – lahjakoru kimalteli jakun rinnuksessa - Viihde - Ilta-Sanomat

Gallery from the Facebook of he Embassy of Sweden in Finland. Even king Carl Gustaf was smiling.
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Photos and video from the morning
Kuninkaalliset Helsingissä - katso kuvat aamupäivältä
 
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Group photo taken at the Presidential Palace
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Another group photo taken at Hanasaari
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Video about the re-inauguration of the Hanasaari Swedish-Finnish Cultural Centre. Can be watched for 30 days.
President Niinistö, Mrs Haukio and the Nordic heads of state participated in the re-inauguration of the Hanasaari Swedish-Finnish Cultural Centre. King Carl Gustaf gave a speech. At the broadcast first some clips from the morning and then the presidents and the royals arrive to Hanasaari. The hostess of the event is finnish actress and singer Maria Ylipää, who also sings at the event. She has acted a lot in Sweden at musicals. The former president of Finland, Tarja Halonen arrived with her husband professor Pentti Arajärvi.
100-vuotiaan Suomen onnittelupäivä _ TV _ Areena _ yle.fi

King Carl Gustaf inaugurated the Hanasaari Swedish-Finnish Cultural Centre on 1st June 1975 together with Urho Kekkonen, the President of Finland. Today, 42 years later, he re-inaugurated it together with Sauli Niinistö, the President of Finland. A short video and photo:
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King Carl Gustaf speaking at Hanasaari Cultural Centre
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The royal yachts Dannebrog and Norge in Helsinki.
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Arriving to the Sibelius Monument (by finnish sculptor Eila Hiltunen), where The Music Hall Choir and The Tapiola Choir sang the music of Sibelius.
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At the Sibelius Monument
Aurinko tuli vihdoin esiin kuninkaallisille - Niinistön ilme suli hymyyn Sibelius-monumentilla
Kuninkaalliset saapuivat Sibelius-monumentille linja-autolla – saivat heti huovat huonon sään vuoksi - Kuninkaalliset - Ilta-Sanomat

Videos:
The presidential couples and the royals waving at the balcony of the Presidential Palace
Kuninkaalliset tervehtivät kaupunkilaisia Presidentinlinnan parvekkeelta vilkuttaen _ Uutisvideot _ TV _ Areena _ yle.fi
The walk from the Presidential Palace to the City Hall
Kuninkaalliset kansan keskellä _ Uutisvideot _ TV _ Areena _ yle.fi
President Niinistö and king Carl Gustaf re-inaugurating Hanasaari Cultural Centre with cutting ribbons
Niinistö ja Ruotsin kuningas vihkivät Hanasaaren uudelleen käyttöön _ Uutisvideot _ TV _ Areena _ yle.fi

I wrote earlier to this thread how Jenni Haukio paid respect to queen Margrethe by wearing a brooch she got from the queen.
Queen Margrethe wore today a brooch she has got from president Urho Kekkonen when he was the president of Finland. Queen Sonja wore today Naisen ääni/Dream -brooch from Kalevala Jewellery, which she got from president Sauli Niinistö and mrs Jenni Haukio on their state visit to Norway.
Kiinnititkö huomiota kuningattarien koruihin_ Upeita eleitä Suomelle_ Margareetalla Kekkosen antama rintakoru, Sonjalla yllään Kalevalaa - Kuninkaalliset - Ilta-Sanomat

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Live broadcast from the banquet at the Presidential Palace at 19.30.
Suora lähetys kello 19.30_ Kuninkaalliset saapuvat juhlaillalliselle Presidentinlinnaan - Kuninkaalliset - Ilta-Sanomat

I like this, the Office of the President's Flickr has photos of all the chefs in the banquet
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Flowers
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Queen Silvia has Baden Fringe Tiara. 180 guests have been invited to the banquet.

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Jenni Haukio, the First Lady of Finland, wears today for the first time the jewellery which was yesterday donated to the Office of the President. Mrs Haukio wears a dress which she had for the first time at the Independence Day Reception in 2014. A short video.
Juhlapäivälliset alkamassa Presidentinlinnassa_ Jenni Haukio edusti lumikuningattarena
Elegantti Jenni Haukio yllätti hallitsijoiden juhlaillallisella – sama iltapuku kuin Linnan juhlissa 2014 - Kuninkaalliset - Ilta-Sanomat
Linnan kuningatar! Norjan Sonja säkenöi keltaisessa puvussa
Kuningatar Margareeta muisteli 70-luvun vierailuaan Helsingissä – suitsutti suomalaisia_ ”Kansa, joka osaa juhlia!” - Kuninkaalliset - Ilta-Sanomat

At the group photo also former president Martti Ahtisaari and former president Tarja Halonen with her husband Pentti Arajärvi.
Tässä yhteiskuvassa on säihkettä - samassa kuvassa Sauli Niinistö, Tarja Halonen, Kaarle Kustaa, Margareeta...
 
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LadyFinn said:
Live broadcast from the banquet at the Presidential Palace at 19.30.
Suora lähetys kello 19.30_ Kuninkaalliset saapuvat juhlaillalliselle Presidentinlinnaan - Kuninkaalliset - Ilta-Sanomat

I like this, the Office of the President's Flickr has photos of all the chefs in the banquet
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Flowers
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Queen Silvia has Baden Fringe Tiara. 180 guests have been invited to the banquet.

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Jenni Haukio, the First Lady of Finland, wears today for the first time the jewellery which was yesterday donated to the Office of the President. Mrs Haukio wears a dress which she had for the first time at the Independence Day Reception in 2014. A short video.
Juhlapäivälliset alkamassa Presidentinlinnassa_ Jenni Haukio edusti lumikuningattarena
Elegantti Jenni Haukio yllätti hallitsijoiden juhlaillallisella – sama iltapuku kuin Linnan juhlissa 2014 - Kuninkaalliset - Ilta-Sanomat
Linnan kuningatar! Norjan Sonja säkenöi keltaisessa puvussa
Kuningatar Margareeta muisteli 70-luvun vierailuaan Helsingissä – suitsutti suomalaisia_ ”Kansa, joka osaa juhlia!” - Kuninkaalliset - Ilta-Sanomat

At the group photo also former president Martti Ahtisaari and former president Tarja Halonen with her husband Pentti Arajärvi.
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Why is Queen Silvia wearing and Order Collar and Queen Sonja an Order sash?.
 
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Why is Queen Silvia wearing and Order Collar and Queen Sonja an Order sash?.
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According to this list at the website of Finnish Orders of the people who have got the Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the White Rose queen Sonja hasn't got it yet. Queen Silvia got it already in 1982 (and queen Margrethe in 1958). It may also be that there has been made a change at the policy, that the Collar of the Order is given only to the Head of State, and only to the Regent, not his queen/or her prince. Because in 1993 both Jean and Joséphine Charlotte of Luxembourg got it. But in 1996 only king Albert of Belgium got it and in 2008 only grand duke Henri of Luxembourg got it.
Suomen Valkoisen Ruusun ritarikunnan suurristin ketjuineen ulkomaalaiset saajat

Kuningatar Silvialla upea köynnöspuku – kutreilla Victorian yllä usein nähty säkenöivä tiara - Kuninkaalliset - Ilta-Sanomat
Tanskan kuningatar Margareeta, 77, kätteli vieraat istuen - piti koskettavan puheen Suomesta

Gallery from today
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Group photo
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Why is Queen Silvia wearing and Order Collar and Queen Sonja an Order sash?.
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I think it is an evidence of the close bonds between Sweden and Finland, the normal is that consorts are awarded the grand cross as a sash.
 
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I think it is an evidence of the close bonds between Sweden and Finland, the normal is that consorts are awarded the grand cross as a sash.
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It is interesting that an foreign Queen Consort has an higher grade of the Order then the spouse of the President of Finland.
 
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It is interesting that an foreign Queen Consort has an higher grade of the Order then the spouse of the President of Finland.
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Like I wrote, the policy of giving the collar has changed, it seems when Martti Ahtisaari came as president in 1994. When president Mauno Koivisto was the President of Finland, it was decided that the spouse of the President would be delivered the Grand Cross of the Order of the White Rose. Mrs Tellervo Koivisto was the first finnish woman, who got the Grand Cross of the Order of the White Rose in 1992, without the collar.
 
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Here is a video of the guests arriving to the banquet from finnish MTV News.
VIDEO_ Pukuloistoa presidentinlinnassa kuninkaallisten illallisella – Jenni Haukio sädehti jäänsinisessä - Kotimaa - Uutiset - MTV.fi

It has been great to look how president Niinistö and mrs Haukio take care of queen Margrethe, with such a respect.

Iltasanomat writes about the jewellery Jenni Haukio wore today.
The materials (gem beryls) worth around 32 000-42 000 euros were donated by a stone hobbyist. An anonymous man found the stones from Luumäki's Kännätsalo quarry in 1988 and has since kept them in his safe. By the end of 2015, he contacted jewelery designer Heli Kauhanen and asked her to design a jewel in honor of the 100th anniversary of Finland's independence.
- He said that the safe is not their place. He wanted it to be used in a dignified way, Kauhanen tells about the motifs of the donor.
Kauhanen had even before worked for the man and could not refuse of this unique task.
- It is a great honor for me to be asked, and that gift is so valuable to the institution. I started designing on the terms of the stone, with a blue-green and bright shade, Kauhanen says.
Gemstones donated by a gentleman are a rare aquamarine colored gem beryl, in addition to which to the jewelery has been used with palladium-blended gold panned from the Lemmenjoki river.
In the design phase, Kauhanen also made met the first holder of the jewellery, Mrs. Haukio.
- I had several sketches, and she picked a few, with them I continued. It was great to work with her, she was really friendly and understood well what the project is about, Kauhanen describes.
Jenni Haukio säkenöi illallisilla kymmenien tuhansien eurojen jalokivikorussa – lahjoitus lahtelaiselta mysteerimieheltä - Kuninkaalliset - Ilta-Sanomat
 
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Thank you, LadyFinn for providing us with news and information of the events. It's always nice to see mixed royals together.

Happy anniversary to Finland! I'd love to visit the country one day; it seems like such a beautiful place.
 
A big Thank You Lady Finn for all of your coverage. Your photo and video links as well as additional explanations are super.
 
The official photos of the Day at the Flickr of The Office of the President.
Pohjoismaiden valtionpäämiehet 2017 _ Flickr

Short video of the arrivals to the dinner and taking the group photo
Suomen edustuskoru Jenni Haukion kaulassa _ Uutisvideot _ TV _ Areena _ yle.fi

The swedish royal court's article
Kungaparet vid firandet av Finland 100 år - Sveriges Kungahus

Finland 100 brought Nordic heads of state together - Suomi 100
https://www.instagram.com/p/BUzrxhsh3r6/
https://www.instagram.com/p/BUy0kQPhJ34/
https://www.instagram.com/p/BUzfeIWDOAp/
https://www.instagram.com/p/BUztRg-g-ie/
https://www.instagram.com/p/BUzlXntgYqG/?taken-by=anna_lehti
https://www.instagram.com/p/BUz6IrYj34u/
https://www.instagram.com/p/BUz_EKShtt8/

Arrivals to the Presidential Palace for the banquet
https://www.instagram.com/p/BUzs1gpDSED/?taken-by=tepi_vee
https://www.instagram.com/p/BUzqsLpjx8a/?taken-by=tepi_vee
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https://www.instagram.com/p/BUzpYeYDRO4/?taken-by=tepi_vee

Photos of some of the guests, among them Antero Vartia, the Member of the Parliament, whose mother is from Iceland. He speaks icelandic too.
http://is.mediadelivery.io/img/1920/20f802472cd5493194292e16fc2d99cc.jpg
Pukuloistoa harvinaisella juhlaillallisella_ Jenni Haukion yllä kierrätyspuku, myös toinen vieras yllätti Linnan juhlista tutussa asussa - Kuninkaalliset - Ilta-Sanomat
 
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Here are some additional photos of the Nordic Heads of State visit Helsink from earlier yesterday.

PPE Agency
 
maria-olivia said:
Why no Collar for the Queen of Norway ?
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Like I have written previously on this thread, there seems to have been made a change of policy of giving the Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the White Rose to the spouses of regents after Martti Ahtisaari became president in 1994. Queen Sonja became queen in 1991, and president Ahtisaari made a state visit to Norway in 1994, but he didn't give the collar of the Order to queen Sonja, and not to queen Paola when he visited Belgium in 1996 and gave the Order with the Collar to king Albert. President Tarja Halonen didn't give the collar to the spouses of the regents either, and president Niinistö hasn't given them either.

Queen Silvia got the Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the White Rose in 1982, when president Mauno Koivisto made a state visit to Sweden.

Photo of king Carl Gustaf talking with mrs Jenni Haukio at the dinner.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DBQdU-7XUAEuz2p.jpg
 
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Thanks for your posts, LadyFinn!

Regret that I spent time going through Finnish media yesterday (which I don't know anything about) to find information and videos when I could only have gone to this thread.

King Harald is as I have said many times in other threads a bit frail, but both he, Queen Sonja and the other royals looked to be in great spirits yesterday.

I know that several posters here have written (in other posts) that Queen Margrethe is a bit unsteady on her feet when she's in full gala, but I'm actually impressed with how fast she still walks when she's in daytime outfits (especially when you think about the problems/pain she has) - watch here from 17:30:
Pukuloistoa kuninkaallisten vierailulla - Jenni Haukio ihastutti kellohelmaisessa kesämekossa - Viihde - MTV.fi

And watch when she walks up the stairs (just amazing) from 16:10:
100-vuotiaan Suomen onnittelupäivä | TV | Areena | yle.fi

And Norway's beloved King walked arm in arm with Queen Sonja:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DBPvYNQXcAEdfM_.jpg

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DBQQdluW0AAnloc.jpg
 
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