Who's who of Northern Europe.

Janus58

Janus58

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I found this Venn diagram of the various designations assigned to countries in that part of the world that I found interesting.
I must admit that I've never heard of "Baltoscandia" before. I mean, how can Finland be part of Baltoscandia when it is neither a Baltic or Scandinavian country?


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As a result of one of the many ripples of the Northern Crusades, the heathen Finns fell under the dominion of Sweden during the 13th-century, with the land partially colonized by the latter. The denizens converted to Christianity. Swedish became the language of the higher classes, Finnish continued with the lower.

Famines, plagues, and temporary military occupations ravaged the population over the ensuing centuries. Finland became part of the Russian Empire in the early 1800s. Achieving independence in 1919. A national identity had been incrementally restored by then, along with the Finnish language rivaling Swedish.
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