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Kalevala Day (Finnish: Kalevalan päivä), known as Finnish Culture Day by its other official name, is celebrated each 28 February in honor of the Finnish national epic, Kalevala.[1][2] The day is one of the official flag flying days in Finland.[3][4]
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