Suomi 100 - Finland 100 years

Parhainta onnea sinulle Suomi

Toivotan Sinulle menestystä myös jatkossa

ehkä vielä seuraavat täydet 100 vuotta

Best luck to you, Finland

I wish you also success in the future

maybe even next full 100 years

                               
Finland's Independence Day (Finnish: itsenäisyyspäivä, 
Swedish: självständighetsdagen) is a national public holiday, and a flag day, held on 6 December to celebrate Finland's declaration of independence from the Russian Republic in 1917.

The movement for Finland's independence started after the revolutions in Russia, caused by disturbances inside Russia from hardships connected to the First World War. This gave Finland an opportunity to withdraw from Russian rule. After several disagreements between the non-socialists and the social-democrats over who should have the power in Finland, on 4 December 1917, the Senate of Finland, led by Pehr Evind Svinhufvud, finally made a Declaration of Independence which was adopted by the Finnish parliament two days later.

Independence Day was first celebrated in 1917. However, during the first years of independence, 6 December in some parts of Finland was only a minor holiday compared to 16 May, the Whites' day of celebration for prevailing in the Finnish Civil War. The left parties would have wanted to celebrate 15 November, because the people of Finland (represented by parliament) took power 15 November 1917. When a year had passed since declaration of independence, 6 December 1918, the academical people celebrated the day.

Leopard 2A6

CV9030

Renaut FT 17 

Stu-40  Parola tank museo

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northern lights

                                aurora borealis
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                                             male reindeer

                     
                                                            Capricorn

                     
                                                                deer

                     
                                                       stag
                     

                    
                                           Arctic fox
                                     Vulpes lagopus, previously alopex lagopus
                                                   blue fox (fur)
                    

                    
                                            fox and northern pike

                    
                                                     curiously semi-tame fox Natural Park

                   
                                                          äitikarhu ja pennut

                   
                         large male bear, which the wolves want to get out of the catch

                   
                                     attacks

                   
                                                       wolves

Male is a bigger and heavy, than normal (80kg) size man

                   
                                                  lynx

                   
                                      position, just like Finnish Air Force mascot

                   
                                              lynx

                   
                                         the smallest, lightest and most ferocious beast
                                     Wolverine, which all other respects (fear and abhor)

                   

                   
                                     gray seal

                   
                                             The ringed seal, ie kiehkuraishylje
                                            (Pusa hispida, formerly Phoca hispida)