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    Finland (redirect from Finnish Republic)
    majority of the population are ethnic Finns. The official languages are Finnish and Swedish, of which 84.9 percent and 5.1 percent of the population speak...
    208 KB (18,638 words) - 14:16, 21 May 2024
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    Winter War (redirect from Russo-Finnish War)
    reasons – primarily the protection of Leningrad, 32 km (20 mi) from the Finnish border. When Finland refused, the Soviets invaded. Most sources conclude...
    155 KB (17,586 words) - 14:01, 17 May 2024
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    Finnish (endonym: suomi [ˈsuo̯mi] or suomen kieli [ˈsuo̯meŋ ˈkie̯li]) is a Uralic language of the Finnic branch, spoken by the majority of the population...
    96 KB (9,377 words) - 09:11, 24 May 2024
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    Helsinki (redirect from Finnish capital)
    Helsinge or Helsing, from which the modern Finnish name is derived. Official Finnish government documents and Finnish language newspapers have used the name...
    157 KB (13,488 words) - 15:33, 20 May 2024
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    Second Soviet-Finnish War, was a conflict fought by Finland and Nazi Germany against the Soviet Union during World War II. It began with a Finnish declaration...
    136 KB (14,755 words) - 14:12, 5 May 2024
  • Finns (redirect from Finnish People)
    Finns or Finnish people (Finnish: suomalaiset, IPA: [ˈsuo̯mɑlɑi̯set]) are a Baltic Finnic ethnic group native to Finland. Finns are traditionally divided...
    74 KB (6,722 words) - 02:38, 21 May 2024
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    The Finnish Civil War was a civil war in Finland in 1918 fought for the leadership and control of the country between White Finland and the Finnish Socialist...
    178 KB (22,125 words) - 16:40, 26 April 2024
  • The Official Finnish Charts (Finnish: Suomen virallinen lista; Swedish: Finlands officiella lista) are national record charts in Finland compiled and...
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    The Finland national football team (Finnish: Suomen jalkapallomaajoukkue, Swedish: Finlands fotbollslandslag) represents Finland in men's international...
    71 KB (2,310 words) - 12:14, 20 May 2024
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    The Parliament of Finland (Finnish: Suomen eduskunta [ˈsuo̯men ˈeduskuntɑ]; Swedish: Finlands riksdag [ˈfinlɑnds ˈriksdɑː(ɡ)]) is the unicameral and supreme...
    50 KB (5,127 words) - 17:46, 21 May 2024
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    Sweden, the country became autonomous after its annexation by Russia in the Finnish War of 1808–1809. The Grand Duke of Finland was the Romanov Emperor of...
    43 KB (4,791 words) - 17:13, 4 May 2024
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    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 becomes...
    64 KB (6,266 words) - 19:10, 11 May 2024
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    During World War II, the Lapland War (Finnish: Lapin sota; Swedish: Lapplandskriget; German: Lapplandkrieg) saw fighting between Finland and Nazi Germany...
    42 KB (5,183 words) - 07:53, 25 May 2024
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    HIM (sometimes stylized as H.I.M.) was a Finnish gothic rock band from Helsinki. First formed in 1991 by vocalist Ville Valo and bassist Mikko "Mige"...
    110 KB (10,452 words) - 20:52, 6 May 2024
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    The Finnish Air Force (FAF or FiAF; Finnish: Ilmavoimat, lit. 'Air forces'; Swedish: Flygvapnet, lit. 'Air arm') is one of the branches of the Finnish Defence...
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    Liiga (redirect from Finnish League)
    SM-liiga (marketed as just Liiga from 2013 on), colloquially called the Finnish Elite League in English or FM-ligan in Swedish, is the top professional...
    37 KB (2,349 words) - 15:20, 4 May 2024
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    Lordi (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈloːrdi]) is a Finnish hard rock and heavy metal band. Formed in 1992 by the band's lead singer, songwriter and costume...
    61 KB (6,225 words) - 16:18, 12 May 2024
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    Lapland (Finnish: Lappi [ˈlɑpːi]; Northern Sami: Lappi; Inari Sami: Lappi; Swedish: Lappland; Latin: Lapponia; Skolt Sami: Ла̄ппӣ мäддкåҍддь, Lappi mäddkå'dd)...
    70 KB (2,740 words) - 03:11, 14 May 2024
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    Swedish: Rundradion Ab), abbreviated as Yle (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈyle]), translated into English as the Finnish Broadcasting Company, is Finland's national...
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    The Finnish Army (Finnish: Maavoimat, Swedish: Armén) is the land forces branch of the Finnish Defence Forces. The Finnish Army is divided into six branches:...
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