In 1917, Finland was a modestly prosperous agricultural country inhabited by literate Lutherans, with half the population under 25 years of age
When Finland was born, the Finns were quite literally a young nation. In 1917, 35 per cent of Finns were under 15 years of age, and half of the population was under 25. When Finland became independent, it was a rural country whose urbanisation had been accelerating since the end of the 19th century. Apart […]