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The prosperity of the Finns rose to the level that the vast majority of gold treasures found within Finland date back to this period. [ 14 ] Migration period: 400 AD – 575 AD
Cyclone Dagmar struck Finland, making it the worst storm that struck Finland after 10 years. [10] 2012: 1 March: Sauli Niinistö became president of Finland. [8] 26 May: The Hyvinkää shooting occurred. 2013: 30 January: The Jyväskylä library stabbing occurred. 15 November: The 2013 Nordic storms struck Finland. 2014: 9 June
At 1,324 metres (4,344 ft), Halti is the highest point in Finland. It is found in the north of Lapland at the border between Finland and Norway. The highest mountain whose peak is entirely in Finland is Ridnitšohkka at 1,316 m (4,318 ft), directly adjacent to Halti.
Finland's coat of arms from 1633, under the Swedish Empire. In Swedish and Finnish history, Finland under Swedish rule is the historical period when the bulk of the area that later came to constitute Finland was an integral part of Sweden. The starting point of Swedish rule is uncertain and controversial.
The subject of an independent Finland was first mentioned in the 18th century, when present-day Finland was still ruled by Sweden. On 18 March 1742, during the Russian occupation in the Russo-Swedish War (1741–1743), Empress Elizabeth of Russia issued a proclamation in the Finnish language to the Finnish people asking them to create a Finland which would be independent from both Sweden and ...
During the Weichselian glaciation, almost all of Scandinavia was buried beneath a thick permanent sheet of ice and the Stone Age was delayed in this region.Some valleys close to the watershed were indeed ice-free around 30 000 years B.P. Coastal areas were ice-free several times between 75 000 and 30 000 years B.P. and the final expansion towards the late Weichselian maximum took place after ...
The research, which was conducted by a team of researchers from institutions in Finland and Switzerland, found that young adults who followed diets high in processed foods and sugary beverages ...
In Finland, Jotnian sediments occur in the Muhos Graben near Oulu at the northeastern end of the Gulf of Bothnia [23] [21] and further south near the coast at Satakunta. [23] [24] Jotnian rocks are also found offshore between Finland and Sweden in the Gulf of Bothnia and the Åland Sea including South Kvarken.