Finland

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I'd like to know a better answer, and hope this starter will provoke one.

There could be two reasons:

(a) The Soviets were nervous, in the late 1930s, about the proximity of the Finnish border to Leningrad (Petersburg.) Until the pact of mid-1939 was signed with the German government, the Soviet one would need to plan for a possible German attack through Finland, with which the Germans had been on friendly terms for twenty years. Leningrad would in such circumstances be hard to defend.

(b) There is a long-running wish in Russia for a warm-water port. Helsinki would not provide a warmer one than Leningrad, but if (big "if") a successful war against the Finns resulted in Sweden being intimidated by Soviets on its border, the prize of Gothenburg would be within Soviet grasp; and while Gothenburg may not be exactly warm, it does have open access to the Atlantic; the Baltic is a big salt lake with a narrow exit which any enemy in Denmark, Sweden or Norway could readily dominate. This may be why the Swedish government, while stopping short of joining the Winter War on Finland's side, did allow some 8,000 "volunteers" to go to Finland's aid, equipped with a useful part of the Swedish Air Force.

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As with most of the reasons for conflict during WWII, the reason goes back to the end of World War I.

Until 1918-1919, Findland had been a part of Russia but with the chaos of the Communist Revolution, the Finish people revolted and won their independence. Lenin and the Bolsheviks had enough trouble fighting the civil war to worry about breakaway republics like Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, etc and Finland.

The Soviets signed a secret pact, dividing up Poland with the Germans and this pact also allowed for the Soviets reclaiming the breakaway republics. The Soviet Union asked for land concessions from Findland for "defense of the Motherland." The Fins refused and the Soviets invaded.

Yes, Sweden did have an empire. They took over much of Scandinavia and some parts of mainland Europe. Sweden also had colonies in Africa and the Americas (Caribbean islands and present day Delaware were part of Sweden).

You say "Olen sairas." in Finnish.

(Actually, Iceland isn't count to it, but whatever)

They're called Scandinaviva and I'm pretty sure it's because of some alliance from old times, or something. Or it's just called geographically it, I don't know.

According to figure published by Statistics Finland (the official public authority on statistics in the country), the average annual income in Finland was 34510 euros (about 42000 dollars) in 2008, while in 2009 it was 35280 euros (just short of 44000 dollars).

The average annual income for people in the service sector (i.e. people working in hotels, stores and restaurants) was 34760 euros in 2008.

1. The True Bride
2. The Poor Woodsman and the Grateful Fox
3. The Three Chests
4. Log, the Hero Who Released the Sun
5. The Story of Suyettar, the Little Sister, and the Nine Brothers
6. A Little Mouse That Was a Princess

Finn Air

They are called Finnish, Finns, and Finlanders.

Finland actually had three different presidents during the WW2. The first was Kyösti Kallio, who was the president years 1937-1940. The second was Risto Ryti, 1940-1944, and the third was Gustaf Mannerheim, 1944-1946. Mannerheim is perhaps the most famous of them, having been a general of the Finnish army in both of the World Wars.

The Rain Forest in Finland? Are you kidding me?

The flight time for flights between the above places is 3 hours

This is an approximate travel time. The actual time might change depending on the flight path chosen, weather conditions, etc

No, Finland has always been in Western Europe, a democracy just like France, Norway, Italy etc.

Finland has produced some of the most important architects and designers. It is also the first country in Europe in which women could vote and is today an extremely egalitarian, tolerant, and progressive society. It is also an extremely honest society, an even rigid probity.

The Finnish education system consistently ranks as one of the best in Europe and the world, and in many surveys is ranked the very best. Finland is known for inventing the sauna and perhaps (though disputed) skiing. In sports, Finland is nonetheless known for its skiers. Finland is known for high technology companies such as Nokia as well as for ship building, lumber, and paper manufacturing.


Finland is also known for fending off the Soviet Red Army during World War II despite the fact that Finland was vastly outnumbered; as a result, unlike most other countries bordering the Soviet Union, Finland remained both independent and outside the Warsaw Pact. Finland is also the only country that repaid in full the United States the loans it received under the Marshal Plan. Finland is famous internationally for its heavy metal and hard rock, one the one hand, and for classical musicians and composers on the other. See link below.

Strange question as it does not exactly depend on the Country... It depends on the People...

But, the most common foods at lunch time which are home cooked are fish soups, like Salmon soup, which has boiled potatoes, salmon chunks, and a nice soup sauce with some herbs.

A random search shows: OPTION 1:

MIA - FRA by SAS Flt 3294 Dep 03:40pm 29May,Fri

FRA - HEL by SAS Flt 3606 Dep 09:15am 30May,Sat

Flight Duration: 13hr 55min; Layover Time: 2hr 40min; Total Trip Time: 16hr 35min

In a formal way it's "Olen kuusitoista vuotias"

Olen = I am

kuusitoista = sixteen

vuotta = years old

In an informal way it's "Oon kuustoista", "mä(ä) oon kuustoista", "meikä/meiti on kuustoista" (<--- boys/tomboys use mostly that). We don't usually add the "vuotta" (the years old) in the end of the sentence. We just say the number of our age.

The country code and area code of Vaasa, Finland is 358, (0)6.

29. May 1918

Made 1958-1971, Do not have exact production records, yours would have been about mid 1960s. VERY nice rifles.

One of FInlands traditional dishes is Mammi.