Finland 100: Education & the Construction of a Finnish National Identity
Last Wednesday, Finland celebrated Independence Day (itsenäisyyspäivä)–marking 100 years since Finland declared its independence from Russia. A marked difference between the independence day celebrations I have experienced in Finland and those back in the States is that celebrations here seem to be touched by a level of melancholy. Because of the relative recency of Finnish Civil War (and the Continuation War… Continue reading "Finland 100: Education & the Construction of a Finnish National Identity"
