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The first issue of the Swedish-languaged Saima newspaper founded by J. V. Snellman is published in Kuopio, Finland.
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Saima (newspaper)
Swedish language weekly newspaper in Finland (1844–1846)
Saima was a Swedish language weekly newspaper which was published in Kuopio, Finland in the 1840s. It was one of the first Swedish language newspapers in Finland. The paper adopted the libertarian theory of the press which would lead to its closure in 1846 soon after its start…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Johan Vilhelm Snellman
Finnish nobleman and nationalist (1806–1881)
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City in Northern Savonia, Finland
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January 4
Day of the year
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