holidays

J. V. Snellman Day or the Finnish Heritage Day (Finland)

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Johan Vilhelm Snellman

Finnish nobleman and nationalist (1806–1881)

Johan Vilhelm Snellman was an influential Fennoman philosopher and Finnish statesman, ennobled in 1866. He was one of the most important 'awakeners' or promoters of Finnish nationalism, alongside Elias Lönnrot and J. L. Runeberg.
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Finland

Country in Northern Europe

Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, opposite Estonia. Finland has a…
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May 12

Day of the year

May 12 is the 132nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 233 days remain until the end of the year.
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