Finland
Some of the key events about Finland
- 1808Finland was conquered by Russia, ending over 600 years of Swedish rule
- 1866A severe famine struck Finland, resulting in the deaths of approximately 150,000 people
- 1917Finland gained independence from Russia
- 1918A bitter civil war erupted between the Reds and Whites, causing significant loss of life and societal division
- 1921The Åland Islands were granted autonomy within Finland
- 1939The Soviet Union invaded Finland, initiating the Winter War
- 1941Finland entered World War II as a co-belligerent with Nazi Germany against the Soviet Union
- 1944Finland was forced to cede territory to the Soviet Union as part of the Moscow Armistice
- 1950sFinland experienced a period of "Finlandization", limiting its sovereignty in foreign policy due to Soviet influence
- 1952Helsinki hosted the Summer Olympics
- 1955Finland joined the United Nations
- 1975Helsinki hosted the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe
- 1990Finland entered a severe economic depression, with unemployment reaching nearly 20%
- 1995Finland became a member of the European Union
- 2000Helsinki was one of the nine European Capitals of Culture
- 2004A tsunami in the Indian Ocean killed 179 Finnish tourists in Thailand
- 2007A school shooting in Jokela resulted in the deaths of nine people, shocking the nation
- 2010Finland became the first country to make broadband internet access a legal right
- 2017Finland became the first country to experiment with a nationwide basic income program
- 2019Finland ranked as the happiest country in the world for the second consecutive year
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