Country's presentation : the history
THE HISTORY Finland under the domination of Sweden and Russia Finland belonged to Sweden for 600 years, from the Middle-Ages until the early 19th century. Several wars between Sweden and Russia were held in Finland during this period in order to take control of the country. In 1809, all of Finland came under the reign of Russia when Russia was victorious over Sweden. Finland was still autonomous but the king, however, was the Russian Tsar. The independence of Finland Finland broke away from Russia when the Finnish parliament approved the Declaration of Independence on December 6 th , 1917. Finland became an independent country then. A year later, in 1918, a civil war broke out in Finland between the Reds, who represented the workers and the whites, composed of the middle-class and the farmers. This war ended in May 1918 with the defeat of the Reds. Independent Finland became a republic whose president was elected for a term of six years and whose la
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