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Democratic Republic of Finland
Suomen kansanvaltainen tasavalta (Finnish)
Demokratiska Republiken Finland (Swedish)
Timeline: Twilight of a New Era

OTL equivalent: Finland and Karelia
Flag Coat of Arms
Flag Coat of Arms
Location Finland
Anthem "Maamme (Finnish) / Vårt land (Swedish) (Our Land)"
Capital Helsinki
Largest city Helsinki
Other cities Tampere, Turku, Oulu and Äänislinna
Language
  official
 
Finnish and Swedish
  others Karelian, Saami languages, and Veps
Religion
  main
 
Lutheran
  others Finnish Orthodox Church, Non-Religious and Atheism
Government Unitarian semi-presidential republic
President
Prime Minister
Independence from Russian Empire
  declared November 1918
  recognized 1919
Currency Finnish markka
Organizations League of Nations (joined 1921) and Nordic Association (since 1933)

Finland (Finnish Suomi), officially the Democratic Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden on the west, Norway on the north and Russian FSR on the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.

Finland was historically a part of Sweden and from 1809 on, an autonomous Grand Duchy within the Russian Empire. Finland declared its independence in 1918 during World War I and the Russian Revolution.

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