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[td]Following the Finnish War, Sweden ceded Finland to [[Russian Empire|Russia]], and the Russian tsar established the autonomous [[Grand Duchy of Finland]]. Although a Governor-General was installed by the Russians as the highest authority within the Grand Duchy, much of the political system remained the same: Finland was allowed to keep its βlaws, religion and languageβ from the Swedish time. The tsar wanted to avoid trouble in the new territory, and also used former Swedish upper class to further modernization in Russia; Finnish could not be used as an official language at this time because the administration did not know Finnish well enough and the language was undeveloped regarding such use.[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]When Finland became autonomous, there was a big interest in the mostly Swedish speaking upper class in creating a new national identity and exploring the Finnish language and Finnish culture. At some point, the [[Fennoman]] movement arose, arguing that the country should be a united [[nationalism|nation]], with only one language. As a reaction, the [[Svecoman]] movement began and grew in strength, representing fears that abandoning Swedish would lead to [[slavicisation]] or worse.[/td]
[td]When Finland became an autonomous Grand Duchy, there was a big interest in the mostly Swedish speaking upper class in creating a new national identity and exploring the Finnish language and Finnish culture. At some point, the [[Fennoman]] movement arose, arguing that the country should be a united [[nationalism|nation]], with only one language. As a reaction, the [[Svecoman]] movement began and grew in strength, representing fears that abandoning Swedish would lead to [[slavicisation]] or worse.[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]However, during the 1860s, under Tsar [[Alexander II of Russia|Alexander II]], legal equality between Finnish and Swedish as languages of administration gradually began to be introduced. Thus, since the late 19th century, Finnish has been a co-official language of administration in Finland. Modernizations typical for the era were introduced, boosting the status of the Finnish-speaking majority: the special rights of the higher [[estates of the realm]] were abolished, and a modern parliament based on [[universal suffrage]] was introduced 1907. Eventually, in 1917, Finland became independent.<ref name="folktinget">{{Cite web |title=Swedish in Finland: The Swedishβspeaking population in Finland |url=https://www.folktinget.fi/Site/Data/1597/Files/FT-A5-16s-2023-ENG-WEBB.pdf |access-date=July 9, 2025 |website=Folktinget |language=en}}</ref>[/td]
[td]However, during the 1860s, under Tsar [[Alexander II of Russia|Alexander II]], legal equality between Finnish and Swedish as languages of administration gradually began to be introduced. Thus, since the late 19th century, Finnish has been a co-official language of administration in Finland. Modernizations typical for the era were introduced, boosting the status of the Finnish-speaking majority: the special rights of the higher [[estates of the realm]] were abolished, and a modern parliament based on [[universal suffrage]] was introduced 1907. Eventually, in 1917, Finland became independent.<ref name="folktinget">{{Cite web |title=Swedish in Finland: The Swedishβspeaking population in Finland |url=https://www.folktinget.fi/Site/Data/1597/Files/FT-A5-16s-2023-ENG-WEBB.pdf |access-date=July 9, 2025 |website=Folktinget |language=en}}</ref>[/td]
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[td]Following the Finnish War, Sweden ceded Finland to [[Russian Empire|Russia]], and the Russian tsar established the autonomous [[Grand Duchy of Finland]]. Although a Governor-General was installed by the Russians as the highest authority within the Grand Duchy, much of the political system remained the same: Finland was allowed to keep its βlaws, religion and languageβ from the Swedish time. The tsar wanted to avoid trouble in the new territory, and also used former Swedish upper class to further modernization in Russia; Finnish could not be used as an official language at this time because the administration did not know Finnish well enough and the language was undeveloped regarding such use.[/td]Revision as of 22:50, 2 September 2025
[/td][td]Following the Finnish War, Sweden ceded Finland to [[Russian Empire|Russia]], and the Russian tsar established the autonomous [[Grand Duchy of Finland]]. Although a Governor-General was installed by the Russians as the highest authority within the Grand Duchy, much of the political system remained the same: Finland was allowed to keep its βlaws, religion and languageβ from the Swedish time. The tsar wanted to avoid trouble in the new territory, and also used former Swedish upper class to further modernization in Russia; Finnish could not be used as an official language at this time because the administration did not know Finnish well enough and the language was undeveloped regarding such use.[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]When Finland became autonomous, there was a big interest in the mostly Swedish speaking upper class in creating a new national identity and exploring the Finnish language and Finnish culture. At some point, the [[Fennoman]] movement arose, arguing that the country should be a united [[nationalism|nation]], with only one language. As a reaction, the [[Svecoman]] movement began and grew in strength, representing fears that abandoning Swedish would lead to [[slavicisation]] or worse.[/td]
[td]When Finland became an autonomous Grand Duchy, there was a big interest in the mostly Swedish speaking upper class in creating a new national identity and exploring the Finnish language and Finnish culture. At some point, the [[Fennoman]] movement arose, arguing that the country should be a united [[nationalism|nation]], with only one language. As a reaction, the [[Svecoman]] movement began and grew in strength, representing fears that abandoning Swedish would lead to [[slavicisation]] or worse.[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]However, during the 1860s, under Tsar [[Alexander II of Russia|Alexander II]], legal equality between Finnish and Swedish as languages of administration gradually began to be introduced. Thus, since the late 19th century, Finnish has been a co-official language of administration in Finland. Modernizations typical for the era were introduced, boosting the status of the Finnish-speaking majority: the special rights of the higher [[estates of the realm]] were abolished, and a modern parliament based on [[universal suffrage]] was introduced 1907. Eventually, in 1917, Finland became independent.<ref name="folktinget">{{Cite web |title=Swedish in Finland: The Swedishβspeaking population in Finland |url=https://www.folktinget.fi/Site/Data/1597/Files/FT-A5-16s-2023-ENG-WEBB.pdf |access-date=July 9, 2025 |website=Folktinget |language=en}}</ref>[/td]
[td]However, during the 1860s, under Tsar [[Alexander II of Russia|Alexander II]], legal equality between Finnish and Swedish as languages of administration gradually began to be introduced. Thus, since the late 19th century, Finnish has been a co-official language of administration in Finland. Modernizations typical for the era were introduced, boosting the status of the Finnish-speaking majority: the special rights of the higher [[estates of the realm]] were abolished, and a modern parliament based on [[universal suffrage]] was introduced 1907. Eventually, in 1917, Finland became independent.<ref name="folktinget">{{Cite web |title=Swedish in Finland: The Swedishβspeaking population in Finland |url=https://www.folktinget.fi/Site/Data/1597/Files/FT-A5-16s-2023-ENG-WEBB.pdf |access-date=July 9, 2025 |website=Folktinget |language=en}}</ref>[/td]
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