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- When Finland became autonomous state under Tsar Alexander I that was a big leap TOWARDS independency from under Swedish rule.

- Before 1809 there was no coherent idea of finnish nationality or borders for Finland specifically. We were tribal culture where people from the west would beat you up if you even dared to suggest they were the same people as people from the east. Nationalism, national dress, national identity over tribal identity etc became a thing in the 19th century.

- Russification only really starts in the turn of 20th century, which you can read up on. The video in question makes it look like Finland was "under russian oppression for 100 years" without any regsrds to the actual history and how if Sweden had won the war in 1809 we might still be Sweden. Not to mention, Ukraine fully under tsar was very different place than autonomous Finland. Our country was able to prosper and keep the legacy of enlightement from under swedish rule while rest of tsar's russia was still living the dark ages. There is no comparison unless you are ignorant to complexities of history. History Hit has a great video on Ukraine history btw if you are interested. It was made before the current war so it is less colored by it although of course it is not without bias either being made by british historians. But nothing is without bias, never believe anyone who claims they're unbiased. My bias here is as a Finnish person frustrated by populism and ignorance to history.

nyt on pikkasen selväpäisempi olo ku ennen syömistä mut ei paljoo jotenki tiettekö kuvainnollisesti hyvin tahmea olo

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