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Tribes speaking Finno-Ugric languages are by now settled around the northeast of the Baltic, in modern Estonia and Finland
A treaty divides Finland between two powerfully competitive neighbours, Sweden and Novgorod
Finland is granted the status of a separate grand duchy within the realm of Sweden
The treaty of Stolbova brings into Swedish hands the coast round the Gulf of Finland, ending Russian access to the Baltic
Russia, after winning much of Finland from Sweden during the previous century, invades again in 1808
In the Treaty of Hamina (or Fredrikshamn), Sweden cedes Finland to Russia as an autonomous grand duchy
Jean Sibelius's Finlandia stirs national instincts in Helsinki
Finnish architect Gottlieb Eliel Saarinen wins the competition to build Helsinki's railway station
Trotsky is imprisoned and Lenin flees to Finland as Russia's Provisional Government cracks down on the Bolsheviks
Lenin, in disguise, returns from Finland to Petrograd, where he hides in the flat of a party worker
Finland wins freedom from Russia and becomes an independent republic
The Viipury Library in Finland makes the reputation of a young Finnish architect, Alvar Aalto
Finnish designer Alvar Aalto develops a bent plywood three-legged stool, specifically designed for stacking
Finland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark jointly declare their neutrality
Soviet troops cross the borders of Finland, beginning the brief Russo-Finnish War, in keeping with the secret protocol of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact
The USSR is expelled from the League of Nations because of the Soviet invasion of Finland
In To the Finland Station Edmund Wilson discusses the development of socialism and revolution, culminating in Lenin and Trotsky
The Treaty of Moscow ends the war between the USSR and Finland, after 200,000 Soviet deaths in the three months of hostilities
Finnish-born US architect Eero Saarinen completes his TWA terminal for New York's Kennedy airport
Finland is ranked equal first with four other countries in the United Nations Education Index, causing this small country's school system to be much analyzed and discussed