HISTORY
Finland and the Finnish national consciousness have been moulded by the country¥s location between East and West. From the 13th century Finland was part of the kingdom of Sweden. In 1809, after Sweden had lost the war against Rusland has been an independent republic since 1917.
During the 19thcentury Finnish national consciousness grew stronger. In 1906 Finland sucdedin establishing a new constitution based on equal and universal suffrage, Finnish women being the first in Europe to be given the right to vote. Finland joined the European Union on the 1st of January 1995.
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