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FINLAND — (Finnish Suomi) republic in N. Europe. Until 1809 it was part of the kingdom of Sweden, where Jews had been prohibited from settling within its borders. When in 1809 Finland became a grand duchy in the Russian Empire, Czar Alexander I declared… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Finland — • As of the time of this article, a department or province of the Russian Empire; bounded on the north by Norway, on the west by Sweden and the Gulf of Bothnia, on the south by the Gulf of Finland Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006.… … Catholic encyclopedia
Finland — bezeichnet folgende geographischen Orte: Finland (Minnesota), Ort in den Vereinigten Staaten Finland (Pennsylvania), Ort in den Vereinigten Staaten Finland (South Carolina), Ort in den Vereinigten Staaten Finland bezeichnet: Finland (1902), ein… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Finland — Finland was part of the Kingdom of Sweden from the twelfth century until Tsar Alexander I launched the Russo Swedish War of 1808–09, after which it became a grand duchy of the Russian Empire. Finland was guaranteed constitutional government,… … Encyclopedia of the Age of Imperialism, 1800–1914
Finland — [fin′lənd] 1. country in N Europe, northeast of the Baltic Sea: 130,547 sq mi (338,115 sq km); pop. 5,078,000; cap. Helsinki: Finn. name SUOMI 2. Gulf of arm of the Baltic Sea, south of Finland: c. 250 mi (402 km) long … English World dictionary
Finland — Finland, s. Finnland … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Finland — Finland, s. Finnland … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
finland — FINLAND, Païs voisins de Suede, Finlandia, id est, pulchra terra, quod pulchrior est, et amoenior sit, quam Suecia, Plinius videtur eam appellasse Finnoniam, a qua et Sinus Finnonicus … Thresor de la langue françoyse
Finland — This article is about the country in Northern Europe. For other uses, see Finland (disambiguation). Coordinates: 65°N 27°E / 65°N 027°E / 65; … Wikipedia
Finland — /fin leuhnd/, n. 1. Finnish, Suomi. a republic in N Europe: formerly a province of the Russian Empire. 5,109,148; 130,119 sq. mi. (337,010 sq. km). Cap.: Helsinki. 2. Gulf of, an arm of the Baltic, S of Finland. * * * Finland Introduction Finland … Universalium
Finland — <p></p> <p></p> Introduction ::Finland <p></p> Background: <p></p> Finland was a province and then a grand duchy under Sweden from the 12th to the 19th centuries, and an autonomous grand duchy of… … The World Factbook
