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Chronology of Finnish History II
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The Finnish pavilion at the World Fair in |
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1902 |
More than 23,000 Finns apply for passports
to |
1906 |
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1917 |
Revolution in |
1918 |
At the end of January, Government forces,
known as The Whites, led by General C. G. E. Mannerheim, start to disarm
Russian troops still stationed in the western Finnish |
1919 |
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1920 |
The great
Finnish runner, Paavo Nurmi,
wins his first Olympic gold medals in |
1921 |
An act is passed by the Finnish parliament
granting autonomy to the |
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1922 |
Laws on freedom of religion, compulsory
education and military service are enacted. |
1924 |
Paavo Nurmi
wins four gold medals at the Olympic Games in |
1926 |
The Finnish
Broadcasting Company, YLE, is established. |
1929-1932 |
The anti-Communist Lapua
movement increases its support but is outlawed after a failed attempt to
seize power. |
1930 |
The Communist party is banned on the grounds
that it is considered an agent of a foreign country. |
1932 |
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1935 |
Completion of the Viipuri
library, designed by Alvar Aalto, the eminent Finnish
architect. |
1937-1939 |
A.K. Cajander
heads a so-called "red clay" coalition government composed of the
Progressive Party, the Agrarian League and the Social Democrats. |
1939 |
The Soviet Union
and Finnish writer
F.E. Sillanpää is awarded the Nobel Prize for
Literature. |
1939-40 |
The Red Army attacks |
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1941-1944 |
Fighting resumes in the Continuation War,
during which a defiant |
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1944 |
In July the
Finnish army halts a massive Soviet offensive before it reaches the 1940
border. The Red Army's aim is to occupy southern An armistice
agreement is signed in |
1944-45 |
War in |
1944-47 |
An Allied Control Commission, consisting of
representatives of the Soviet Union and |
1945 |
Professor A.I.
Virtanen is awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry. The first Moomin book by Tove Jansson, The Moomin and the
Great Flood, is published. |
1947 |
The Peace Treaty
of |
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1948 |
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1951 |
Designer Tapio Wirkkala receives the Grand Prix at the Milan Triennale, opening the way for the triumphal march of
Finnish design all over the world. |
1952 |
The Olympic Games are held in |
1954 |
Väinö Linna's
war novel, "The Unknown Soldier" is published. |
1955 |
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1956 |
The Soviet Union returns the Porkkala naval base to |
1958 |
The |
1961 |
The |
1967 |
Finnish-born Professor Ragnar
Granit receives a Nobel Prize for his studies on the physiology of vision. |
1970 |
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1971 |
Finlandia Hall, designed by Alvar Aalto, opens in |
1973 |
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1975 |
The Conference on Security and Cooperation
in Europe takes place in |
1981 |
Urho Kekkonen's 25-year
period as President of Finland comes to an end. |
1989 |
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1991 |
The Finnish student Linus Torvalds writes the
computer operating system that becomes known as Linux. |
1991-1993 |
The Finnish economy in deep recession. |
1992 |
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1994 |
An advisory national referendum on joining
the European Union is held. A majority of 57 percent vote in favour of Union membership. |
1995 |
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1999 |
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A new Constitution, which comes into effect
in March, increases the parliamentary features of Finnish government. |
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2002 |
January 1, 2002: |
Originally published at http://virtual.finland.fi/netcomm/news/showarticle.asp?intNWSAID=25911#1900
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