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Finland declared its independence on 6 December 1917. The formal Declaration of Independence was only part of the long process leading to the independence of Finland.

History

Proclamation of Empress Elizabeth (1742)

The idea of an independent Finland was first raised in the 18th century, when the region was still part of Sweden. On 18 March 1742, during the Russo-Swedish War (1741-1743),

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