Finland Independence Day

Also found in: Wikipedia

0.03 sec.

December 6

Sweden and Russia contended for Finland for almost 700 years. The Finnish people lived under Russian control beginning in 1809. The Finnish nationalist movement grew in the 1800s, and when the Bolsheviks took over Russia on November 7, 1917, the Finns saw a time to declare their independence. They did so on December 6 of that same year. This day is a national holiday celebrated with military parades in Helsinki and performances at the National Theater. It is traditionally a solemn occasion that begins with a parade of students carrying torches and one flag for each year of independence.

CONTACTS:
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland
Department for Communication and Culture
P.O. Box 176
Helsinki, 00161 Finland
358-9-160-05; fax: 358-9-1605-5901
www.formin.finland.fi

SOURCES:
AnnivHol-2000, p. 203
NatlHolWrld-1968, p. 221

Celebration day: Dec 6

Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.

?Page tools

Printer friendly
Cite / link

Feedback

Mentioned in	?		Encyclopedia browser	?		Full browser	?
No references found			finite plane finite population finite precision number finite quantity finite sequence finite series finite set Finite State Automata Finite State Automaton Finite State Machine finite strain theory Finite, the finite-difference equations finite-state machine finitely additive set function finitely generated extension finitely generated left module finitely representable Fink truss Fink, Albert Fink, Max Fink, Mike Finke River Finkelstein, Louis Finland Finland Independence Day Finland, Academy of Finland, Gulf of Finlay Finlay, Carlos J Finlay, Carlos Juan Finley Point State Park Finley, Charles O Finley, James Finley, John H., Jr. Finley, M. I. Finley, Robert Finley, Samuel Finn Finn mac Cumhail Finn MacCumhaill Finn Ronne Finn, Chester Evans, Jr. Finn, Huckleberry Finn, Konstantin Finn, Konstantin Iakovlevich finnan haddie Finnbogadóttir, Vigdís finned surface finned tube Finnegan's Wake			fink on fink out fink out Fink truss Fink, Albert Fink, Max Fink, Mike Finke River finked finked finked out Finkel-Biskis-Jinkins Finkel-Biskis-Jinkins murine Osteogenicsarcoma Finkelstein, Louis finking finking finking out Finkl finks finks finks out FINL Finland Finland Finland Finland Association for Childhood Education International Finland Experience Travel and Guiding Finland Futures Research Centre Finland honey Finland honey Finland Independence Day Finland Latvia Estonia Summer Time Finland Latvia Estonia Time Finland Racing Team Finland's Social Democratic Party Finland's Socialdemocratic Party Finland, Academy of Finland, Gulf of Finland, Gulf of Finland, Lithuania, Estonia Finland-Russia Line Finland-United States Investigation of NIDDM Finlander Finlander Finlandia Foundation National Capital Chapter Finlandia University Finlandia University School of Business Finlandisation Finlandise Finlandised Finlandises Finlandising Finlandization Finlandize Finlandized

Encyclopedia

Free Tools:	For surfers: Free toolbar & extensions \| Word of the Day \| Help For webmasters: Free content \| Linking \| Lookup box \| Double-click lookup

Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.