"Even the warmest friends of the Grand Duchy must admit that the harsh treatment meted out by the Finnish authorities to some of the Jews living in the country is unworthy of a civilized nation.

Hardly any of the proclaimed measures taken during the last two years for the purpose of absorbing the Grand Duchy of Finland by the empire of the Czar -- destroying its social, fiscal, and ...

Finland’s military transferred all helicopters and other rotary-wing platforms to the Army Aviation Corps beginning in 1997; as of 2025, there are no helicopters under the command of the Air Force.

By Anne Kauranen and Johan Ahlander HELSINKI/STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Finland and Sweden, who are expected to decide this week to apply to join NATO, have long had strained ties with their giant ...

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Sitting in his office in the government palace - built for Russia's Grand Duchy of Finland - Markku Mantila leads a network of officials who monitor attempts to influence the country.

From the late 12th century until the early 19th, Finland was ruled by Sweden. 2. In 1809, as a result of wars between Russia and Sweden, Finland became an autonomous Grand Duchy of the Russian Empire.

Between 1809 and 1917, for example, it was the “Grand Duchy of Finland” – an “autonomous” entity within the Russian Empire. So “autonomous”, in fact, that its head of state was the Tsar.

Akseli Gallen-Kallela’s route to becoming Finland’s national painter took him round the world, both geographically and stylistically. Although he is best known for painting the lakes and forests of ...