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Eduskunta declares itself the supreme state power of Finland, prompting its declaration of independence and secession from Russia.

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Parliament of Finland

Supreme unicameral legislature of Finland

The Parliament of Finland is the unicameral and supreme legislature of Finland, founded on 9 May 1906. In accordance with the Constitution of Finland, sovereignty belongs to the people, and that power is vested in the Parliament. The Parliament consists of 200 members, 199 of…
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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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Independence of Finland

Separation from Russia, ending in 1917

Finland declared its independence on 6 December 1917. The formal Declaration of Independence was only part of the long process leading to the independence of Finland.
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Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic

Soviet republic from 1917 to 1991

The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, previously known as the Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic and the Russian Soviet Republic, and unofficially as Soviet Russia, was a socialist state from 1917 to 1922, and afterwards the largest and most populous…
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November 15

Day of the year

November 15 is the 319th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 46 days remain until the end of the year.
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