province of Saskatchewan, Canada. Uusi Suomi is Finnish for "New Finland", the name adopted by this Finnish block settlement. The homesteaders found an area...
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Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia...
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Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish (Finnish: Kielitoimiston sanakirja, previously known as the New Dictionary of Modern Finnish) is the most recent dictionary...
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Finnish Americans (Finnish: amerikansuomalaiset, pronounced [ˈɑmerikɑnˌsuo̯mɑlɑi̯set]) comprise Americans with ancestral roots in Finland, or Finnish...
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The Finland national football team (Finnish: Suomen jalkapallomaajoukkue, Swedish: Finlands fotbollslandslag) represents Finland in men's international...
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Winter War (redirect from Invasion of Finland)
Winter War was a war between the Soviet Union and Finland. It began with a Soviet invasion of Finland on 30 November 1939, three months after the outbreak...
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The Parliament of Finland (Finnish: Suomen eduskunta [ˈsuo̯men ˈeduskuntɑ]; Swedish: Finlands riksdag [ˈfinlɑnds ˈriksdɑː(ɡ)]) is the unicameral and supreme...
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Grand Duchy of Finland, officially and also translated as the Grand Principality of Finland, was the predecessor state of modern Finland. It existed between...
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Laaksonen (8 May 1920 – 7 November 1991), known by the pseudonym Tom of Finland, was a Finnish artist who made stylized highly masculinized homoerotic art, and...
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The economy of Finland is a highly industrialised, mixed economy with a per capita output similar to that of western European economies such as France...
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Old Finland (Finnish: Vanha Suomi; Russian: Ста́рая Финля́ндия, romanized: Staraya Finlyandiya; Swedish: Gamla Finland) is a name used for the areas that...
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Finland participated in the Second World War initially in a defensive war against the Soviet Union, followed by another, this time offensive, war against...
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Vaino, A Boy of New Finland (OCLC 1599013) is a children's novel written by Julia Davis Adams and illustrated by Lempi Ostman. It was published in 1929...
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military of Finland. The Finnish Defence Forces consist of the Finnish Army, the Finnish Navy, and the Finnish Air Force. In wartime, the Finnish Border Guard...
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Finnish Canadians (Finnish: Kanadansuomalaiset) are Canadian citizens of Finnish ancestry or Finns who emigrated to and reside in Canada. In 2016, 143...
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The prime minister of Finland (Finnish: Suomen pääministeri; Swedish: Finlands statsminister) is the leader of the Finnish Government. The prime minister...
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Finland is divided into 19 regions (Finnish: maakunta; Swedish: landskap) which are governed by regional councils that serve as forums of cooperation...
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Finland v New Zealand Finland v Latvia Finland v Bahamas Poland v Finland Finland v Spain Finland v Georgia Georgia v Finland Finland ...
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The history of Finland begins around 9,000 BC during the end of the last glacial period. Stone Age cultures were Kunda, Comb Ceramic, Corded Ware, Kiukainen...
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The Finnish War (Swedish: Finska kriget, Russian: Финляндская война, Finnish: Suomen sota) was fought between the Kingdom of Sweden and the Russian Empire...
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The foreign relations of Finland are the responsibility of the president of Finland, who leads foreign policy in cooperation with the government. Implicitly...
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Swedish-speaking population of Finland (whose members are called by many names—see below; Swedish: finlandssvenskar; Finnish: suomenruotsalaiset) is a linguistic...
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The educational system in Finland consists of daycare programmes (for babies and toddlers), a one-year "preschool" (age six), and an 11-year compulsory...
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Grand Duke of Finland, alternatively the Grand Prince of Finland (Finnish: Suomen suuriruhtinas, Swedish: Storfurste av Finland, Russian: Великий князь...
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Kingdom of Finland (Finnish: Suomen kuningaskunta; Swedish: Konungariket Finland; 1918–1919) was a failed attempt to establish a monarchy in Finland in the...
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New Finnish Grammar (Italian: Nuova grammatica finlandese) is a 2000 novel by the Italian writer Diego Marani. It was translated from the Italian by Judith...
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Uusikaupunki (redirect from New Town, Finland)
Uusikaupunki (Finnish: [ˈuːsiˌkɑu̯puŋki] ; Swedish: Nystad, Finland Swedish: [nyːstɑːd]) is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the Southwest...
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Immigration to Finland is the process by which people migrate to Finland to reside in the country. Some, but not all, become Finnish citizens. Immigration...
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Song of the President of Finland Problems playing this file? See media help. The president of the Republic of Finland (Finnish: Suomen tasavallan presidentti;...
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Midsummer (category Public holidays in Finland)
the normal rule of flying the flag from 8 am to sunset. Finnish Canadians in the New Finland district, Saskatchewan, Canada celebrate Juhannus. In France...
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