Wearing red overalls and thick rubber boots, women at a recent Finnish civil preparedness course jumped from a pier at ...

Finland's bilingualism traces its roots back to the country's common history with Sweden. It was part of Sweden until 1809 when it became a Russian grand duchy, before declaring independence in 1917.

In 1809, Finland became part of Russia, and Helsinki the capital of the Grand Duchy of Finland. The location, between east and west, has always played a significant part in the city’s existence ...

Finland is one of our favorite countries to visit! Use this guide filled with things to do in Finland plus lots of tips and ...

For centuries, the city, like the rest of present-day Finland, was under foreign rule, first as a provincial outpost of the Swedish Empire and then as the capital of a Grand Duchy under Russian ...

By 1906, the Grand Duchy of Finland was gearing up for its first parliamentary election with its newfound legislative body, the Parliament of Finland. The reform movement had been led by several ...

Finland has long handled its challenging neighbours with care. It was part of the kingdom of Sweden until 1809, when it was ceded to Russia as the “grand duchy of Finland”. Finland declared ...

Before the Bolshevik revolution and since 1809, the country had been the Grand Duchy of Finland in the Russian Empire. Marking the centenary of their independence, the Finns have staged numerous ...

Finland is one of few EU countries where military service is mandatory, with 285,000 soldiers ready to be armed and deployed. Some 900,000 of Finland’s total population of 5.5 million have had ...

Once the present Republic of Finland was the Russian Grand Duchy of Finland and its beloved “National Shrine” was the high-spired, ancient Lutheran Church at Kolpana which is now in Russia.

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