Finland has strong neighbours who played a key role in shaping its history. It is a small nation positioned between Sweden and Russia and has often been a tool to prove the power of its neighbours. Sweden started to gain control over Finland from the 1100s which was later lost to Russia in the Napoleonic War.
Russia invaded Finland in 1809 and it became part of the Russian Empire. The Russian Revolution paved way to Finland’s independence. It became a free country in 1907. After gaining liberty, the people tried to establish a monarchy. This attempt was a failure; the country later became a republic with the president as the head of the State. The Soviet Union occupied Finland again during World War ll. Though the country lost some of its territories, it regained freedom after the war.
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