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1925
 
    
Film actress Greta Garbo and her director Maurits Stiller move from Sweden to Hollywood       
1926
 
   
To explain the irregular movement of stars, Swedish astronomer Bertil Lindblad proposes the theory that our galaxy rotates      
1926
 
    
Jean Sibelius's tone-poemTapiola has its premiere in New York       
1928
 
   
Norwegian figure-skater Sonja Henie wins the first of three individual Olympic gold medals in successive games      
1934
 
    
Swedish tenor Jussi Björling makes his debut in Stockholm, in Puccini's Manon Lescaut       
1935
 
    
The Viipury Library in Finland makes the reputation of a young Finnish architect, Alvar Aalto       
1937
 
    
Danish author Karen Blixen publishes her autobiographical novel Out of Africa       
1938
 
    
Finnish designer Alvar Aalto develops a bent plywood three-legged stool, specifically designed for stacking       
1939 September 19
 
  
Finland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark jointly declare their neutrality     
1939 December 6-22
 
   
The Finns win spectacular victories in counter-attacks against the Russian invaders, destroying four Soviet divisions