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The first Finnish-language book, the Abckiria by Mikael Agricola, is published in Stockholm.
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Finnish language
Finnic language
Finnish is a Finnic language of the Uralic language family, spoken by the majority of the population in Finland and by ethnic Finns outside of Finland. Finnish is one of the two official languages of Finland, alongside Swedish. In Sweden, both Finnish and Meänkieli are official…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Abckiria
First book published in the Finnish language; written by Mikael Agricola
Abckiria, in English "ABC book", is the first book that was published in the Finnish language. It was written by Mikael Agricola, a bishop and Lutheran Reformer, and was first published in 1543. Agricola wrote the book while working on the first Finnish translation of the New…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Mikael Agricola
16th-century Finnish clergyman and the official founder of literary Finnish
Mikael Agricola was a Finnish Lutheran clergyman who became the de facto founder of literary Finnish and a prominent proponent of the Protestant Reformation in Sweden, including Finland, which was a Swedish territory at the time. He is often called the "father of literary…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Stockholm
Capital and most populous city of Sweden
Stockholm is the capital and most populous city of Sweden, as well as the largest urban area in the Nordic countries. Approximately 1 million people live in the municipality, with 1.6 million in the urban area, and 2.5 million in the metropolitan area. The city stretches across…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
September 17
Day of the year
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