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The history of Finland begins around 9,000 BC during the end of the last glacial period. Stone Age cultures were Kunda, Comb Ceramic, Corded Ware, Kiukainen, and Pöljä cultures [fi]. The Finnish Bronze Age started in approximately 1,500 BC and the Iron Age started in 500 BC and lasted until 1,300
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If confirmed, the oldest archeological site in Finland would be the Wolf Cave in Kristinestad, in Ostrobothnia. The site would be the only pre-glacial (Neanderthal) site so far discovered in...
See moreThe Iron Age in Finland is considered to last from c. 500 BC until c. 1300 AD. Written records of Finland become more common due to the Northern Crusades lead by the Catholic Church in the 12 and 13th century. As the Finnish Iron Age lasted almost two millennia, it is further
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See more1150: 20,000–40,000 1550: 300,000 1750: 428,000 1770: 561,000 1790: 706,000 1810: 863,000 1830: 1,372,000 1850: 1,637,000 1870: 1,769,000 1890: 2,380,000 1910: 2,943,000 1930:
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See moreThe Bronze Age began some time after 1500 BC. The coastal regions of Finland were a part of the Nordic Bronze Culture, whereas in the inland regions the influences came from the bronze-using cultures of northern and eastern Russia.
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Contact between Sweden and what is now Finland was considerable even during pre-Christian times; the Vikings were known to the Finns due to their participation in both commerce and plundering. There is possible evidence of...
See moreDuring the Finnish War between Sweden and Russia, Finland was again conquered by the armies of Tsar Alexander I. The four Estates of
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See moreIn the aftermath of the February Revolution in Russia, Finland received a new Senate, and a coalition Cabinet with the same power distribution as the Finnish Parliament. Based on the
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