Finland a War History
I have posted on the History of Finland,however what follows is a more detailed look at Finnish History from 1154 to the present day.The origins of the Finnish people is still a widely debated subject,amongst people and scholars alike.They do agree that it was many thousands of years ago.Most believe that Their roots originate from Siberia,South Western Siberia to be more exact.When the Finns did arrive they forced out the indigenous Lappish tribes and forced them to the Northern areas of Finland,now known as Lapland.Finnish and Lappish,are both Finno-Ugric Languages,more closely related to the Uralic rather than Indo-European language.
Finland,Sweden and Christianity
Christianity was first introduced in to Finland in 1154 by the then King of Sweden,King Eric.The following years saw Finnish men forming a large part of the Swedish Army.They also began playing a more prominent role in Politics,working within the Swedish-Finnish Realm.Of note here is that many Finns formed a large segment of the Swedish settlers who emigrated to America in the 17th century.A lot of Finnish people can be found in Canada to this day.
After Finland was incorporated into the Swedish kingdom in the 12th century,Swedish became the predominant language.The Finnish Language was not to gain prominence until 1835,with a rise in National pride and a new found identity, due in part to the release of The Finnish National Epic:The Kalevala.This book is a series of short stories based around myths and legends.The Kalevala represents the ancient Finnish legends, which are also linguistically very close to ancient Finnish. The dispersion of the Finno-Ugric peoples, the Finnish tribe, is symbolically presented in the Kalevala. The struggle between good and evil is allegorically depicted in the Kalevala, the opponents being Väinämöinen and Louhi the mistress of the North.
Finland in 1809 and Czar Alexander I
In 1809,Finland was conquered yet again,but from the East this time,With the armies of Czar Alexender I of Russia.As a result of this The Czar made Finland an autonomous Duchy of Russia.This was to remain the same up until 1917.Russia was going through the Bolshevik Revolution and Finland was quick to act and claim and gain its Independence.A bitter civil war erupted in 1918 and had many effects within Domestic Politics fot many years afterf.I have still heard it spoken of today with a tinge of bitterness!O f course they are reflecting on previous family generations.
Finland and World War II
World War II was to see Finland doing battle with Russia twice.The first was The Winter War of 1939-1940,the second War named The Continuation War 1941-1944.This was i immediately followed by the Lapland War,where the Finns were to remove all remaining German Forces from The Northern Provinces.During the Continuation War Finland became co-belligerent with Germany.Politically,this at the time seemed a wise thing to do.Germany would help to secure Finland from an overwhelming Russian Army.However as a result,Finland kept its Independence,but at a cost of the destruction of the habitat of Lapland when The Finns were to eject The Germans in The Lapland War
Finland Treaties Signed
Finland signed Treaties with The Soviet Union in 1947 and 1948.Finland made alot of Terratorial concessions with these treaties and since the collapse of The Soviet Union in 1991 Finland has repeatedly made claims on her former terratories
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