Coat of arms of FinlandLocation of FinlandPrehistoric red ochre painted rock art of moose, human figures and boats in Astuvansalmi in Ristiina, the Southern Savonia region from ca. 3800–2200 BCE.Areas ceded by Finland to the Soviet Union after the Winter War in 1940 and the Continuation War in 1944. The Porkkala land lease was returned to Finland in 1956.
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Finland, officially the Republic of Finland (Finnish: Suomi; Swedish: Finland ), is a Nordic country situated in Northern Europe. It has borders with Sweden to the west, Russia to the east, and Norway to the north, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland. The capital city is Helsinki.

Around 5.3 million people reside in Finland and the majority is concentrated in the south.. It's the eighth largest country in Europe in terms of area and the most sparsely populated country in the European Union. Most Finns are native in Finnish, one of the few official languages of the European Union that is not of Indo-European origin. The largest minority language Swedish is spoken natively by 5.5 percent. Finland is a democratic, parliamentary republic with a central government and local governments in 415 municipalities. Greater Helsinki (including Helsinki, Espoo, and Vantaa) totals a million residents and a third of GDP. Other cities include Tampere, Turku, and Oulu.

Finland was historically part of Sweden and from 1809 an autonomous Grand Duchy within the Russian Empire. Finland's declaration of independence in 1917 from Russia was followed by a civil war, wars against the Soviet Union, and a political struggle during the Cold War. Finland has been economically quite free throughout its history. GDP per capita reached Japan and the UK in the 1970s. After Nordic economic liberalization from the late 1980s to 1990s, it has transformed itself into a high-technology high-globalization economy with excellent results in many international comparisons of national performance. According to the World Audit Democracy profile, Finland is the freest nation in the world in terms of civil liberties, freedom of the press, low corruption levels and high levels of political rights. Finland joined the European Union in 1995 but has stayed outside defence cooperation.

History

Prehistory

According to archaeological evidence, the area now composing Finland was first settled around 8500 BCE during the Stone Age as the ice shield of the last ice age receded. The earliest people were hunter-gatherers, living primarily off what the tundra and sea could offer. Pottery is known from around 5300 BCE (see Comb Ceramic Culture).The arrival of the Battle Axe culture (or Cord-Ceramic Culture) in southern coastal Finland around 3200 BCE may have coincided with the start of agriculture. However, the earliest certain records of agriculture are from the late third millennium BCE. Even with the introduction of agriculture, hunting and fishing continued to be important parts of the subsistence economy, especially in the northern and eastern parts of the country.

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2 Mary Pickford Lillian Dorothy Gish 1926 Mayer Studio $11.00 5 Finland to Sweden Wwii Censored Covers 1942-44 @$2.80 $14.00
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A Collection of Scandinavan & Northern European Stamps. $5.99 Finland Commemorative Kiloware Mixture. $4.99
Finland 1985 Nordia Exhibition First Day Cover $3.50 Finland 1964 Three Covers, Inc Medical Congress $3.00
Finland 1963, Three First Day Covers $3.00 Finland 1962 Collection Of Four Fdc's $5.00
Finland 1961 Three Special Cancel Covers $3.00 Finland 1960 Collection Of Three Fdc's $4.00
Finland 1956 Porkala Lighthouse First Day Cover $2.50 Finland 10p Helsinki townpost cover *** $10.00
Finland Mnh Collection 270 Stamps High Cat $9.99 Finland Europa Cept Mnh Lot 30 Stamps $9.99
Liechtenstein football serie cover to Finland 1954 $90.00 Finland 25p stationery cover 1875 *** $25.00
Finland 10 kop on Torneo censor cover to Sweden 1917 $1.64 Finland Dealer Assortment Used Off Paper In Glassines++ $1.00
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Xii Olympic Game 1940 Helsinki Finland Seal-Stamp-Label $19.99 Finland #9 Used Cv$52.50 $5.00
3 Finland Fdc Olympics 1952 Tuberculosis 1954 $9.00 25p 1875 Coat Of Arms Pf11 Finland #22 $4.25
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Finland 1995 Europa complete sheet of 20 Vf Mnh $24.99 Finland, 5A, Vf, Used With Sock On Nose Cancel. Choice $145.00
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Suomi Finland Old Stock used lot, nice items! $3.49 4993 Used Sc 1067-70 1998 see our 175 Finland lots $2.20
Finland Suomi Parcel card -Helsinki to Bulgaria 1971 $4.99 Finland Mnh Booklet & Mini Sheet Lot 18 Items $9.99
Finland 25p cover to Hamburg 1900 $15.00 Finland(Suomi) -Stamps Collection, Lot Used $1.00
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Finland 1800S-1970S Stamp Collection All Stamps Shown $1.50 Finland (old) mnh ggx69 $3.01
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513) Åland / Aland mixed collection stamps covers $26.05 523) Finland collection of stamps in album $6.50
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Aland 1986 Artists' Colony Stamp Used Block Finland $3.25 Aland 1985 Country Scenes Stamps Used Blocks Finland $12.50
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