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St. Urho's Day

Finlandia Foundation National identifies St. Urho’s Day on 16 March and describes it within Finnish-American heritage programming.

Date / rule16 March annually in Finnish-American tradition
ScopeFinnish-American cultural folklore tradition
VerificationCultural Institution Recurring
PortabilityFixed Annual
Evidence statusSource-backed
Last authority check2026-09-07
Target-year policyReuse Fixed
Next date this engine can safely resolveTuesday, March 16, 2027See everything on March 16 →
Authority summary

What is St. Urho's Day?

Finlandia Foundation National identifies St. Urho’s Day on 16 March and describes it within Finnish-American heritage programming.

Date and recurrence

16 March annually in Finnish-American tradition

This authority record treats the observance as a fixed annual date. The same month and day can be reused unless a stronger source changes the rule.

Scope and status

The verified scope stored for this record is Finnish-American cultural folklore tradition. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.

Classification

Topic and context

Faith, Tradition & Spirituality →
Accuracy controls

What this page does not assume

  • Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
  • Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
  • Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
  • Faith Context Respect.
Provenance

Sources

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  1. Finlandia Foundation National — St. Urho's DayCultural Institution
Reader questions

Frequently asked questions

When is St. Urho's Day?

16 March annually in Finnish-American tradition The stored recurrence guidance is: 16 March.

Does St. Urho's Day fall on the same date every year?

The authority record classifies it as fixed annual, so its month and day are reusable unless stronger evidence changes the rule.

Is St. Urho's Day an official public holiday?

The authority record verifies it within this scope: Finnish-American cultural folklore tradition. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.

Who established or recognizes St. Urho's Day?

The stored designation basis is: Finlandia Foundation National identifies St. Urho’s Day on 16 March and describes it within Finnish-American heritage programming.. Supporting provenance includes Finlandia Foundation National — St. Urho's Day. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.

Is St. Urho's Day international or country-specific?

No single country is assigned to this record in the authority dataset. The source-defined scope is: Finnish-American cultural folklore tradition. Use that scope rather than assuming worldwide or country-specific status.

How is this page verified?

The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-07.

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