Timeline published in yle-news: 1100 Swedish crusades bring Christianity to Finland. 1323 Finland becomes part of the Swedish realm. 1809 Finland is ceded to Russia by the Swedes, although the Finns retain a considerable amount of autonomy. 1812 Helsinki becomes the capital of the country. 1899 Russian Tsar Nicholas II starts Russification effort in Finland. Civil disobedience begins. 1905 General strike across the Russian Empire, including Finland. Socialist agitators form the Red Guard, while liberals ponder reforms. 1906 Parliament of Finland is formed, replacing the Diet of Finland and the Four Estates. 1917 Finland declares independence. 1918 Finland fights a bitter Civil War in which the leftist Red Guard is put down by the conservative Whites, as led by General Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim. 1919 Finland becomes a republic with Kaarlo Ståhlberg as the first president. 1939–1940 The Soviet Union invades, sparking the Winter War. Finland loses some territory but remains independent. 1941–1944 Finland is a co-belligerent with Nazi Germany in the Continuation War. 1944–1945 Finland declares war on Germany, pushing Wehrmacht troops out of Lapland.
Posted on: Sat, 06 Dec 2014 15:13:56 +0000
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