Background: Finland was a province and then a grand duchy under Sweden from the 12th to the 19th centuries and an autonomous grand duchy of Russia after 1809. It won its complete independence in 1917. During World War II, it was able to successfully defend its freedom and resist invasions by the Soviet Union - albeit with some loss of territory. In the subsequent half century, the Finns made a remarkable transformation from a farm/forest economy to a diversified modern industrial economy; per capita income is now on par with Western Europe. As a member of the European Union, Finland was the only Nordic state to join the euro system at its initiation in January 1999.
April 26th 2008Europe » Finland » Tampere (Kirjoitin tämän Osakassa ja olen nyt sittemmin muuttanut a-kirjaimia ä-kirjaimiksi jälkikäteen)
Näiden 12 viikon aikana
1) käytin hiirtä oikealla kädellä
2) pesin kaikki pyykit sekaisin 40 a ... [full story]
January 23rd 2008Europe » Finland » Tampere So, its Wednesday. And the new exchange students from Australia, South Africa and Brazil have arrived a few days a go, and they have been attending language camp in Karkku!!!! There are 22 of them, ... 1 photos[full story]
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