Finland is a Nordic country in Northern Europe bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, and Gulf of Finland, between Norway to the north, Sweden to the northwest, and Russia to the east. The capital and largest city is Helsinki. Other major cities are Espoo, Vantaa, Tampere, Oulu and Turku.
Finland is the eighth-largest country in Europe and the most sparsely populated country in the European Union. It is a parliamentary republic of 311 municipalities, and one autonomous region, the Åland Islands.
In 1906, Finland became the first European state to grant all adult citizens the right to vote, and the first in the world to give all adult citizens the right to run for public office. Following the 1917 Russian Revolution, Finland declared itself independent, joined the United Nations in 1955. The country was a relative latecomer to industrialization, remaining a largely agrarian country until the 1950s.
After World War II, Finland rapidly developed an advanced economy while building an extensive welfare state based on the Nordic model, resulting in widespread prosperity and one of the highest per capita incomes in the world.
Finland is a top performer in numerous metrics of national performance, including education, economic competitiveness, civil liberties, quality of life, and human development, and considered one of the world's happiest countries.
These amazing photos were colorized by Frank that captured everyday life of Finland from between the 1900s and 1930s.
Finland is the eighth-largest country in Europe and the most sparsely populated country in the European Union. It is a parliamentary republic of 311 municipalities, and one autonomous region, the Åland Islands.
In 1906, Finland became the first European state to grant all adult citizens the right to vote, and the first in the world to give all adult citizens the right to run for public office. Following the 1917 Russian Revolution, Finland declared itself independent, joined the United Nations in 1955. The country was a relative latecomer to industrialization, remaining a largely agrarian country until the 1950s.
After World War II, Finland rapidly developed an advanced economy while building an extensive welfare state based on the Nordic model, resulting in widespread prosperity and one of the highest per capita incomes in the world.
Finland is a top performer in numerous metrics of national performance, including education, economic competitiveness, civil liberties, quality of life, and human development, and considered one of the world's happiest countries.
These amazing photos were colorized by Frank that captured everyday life of Finland from between the 1900s and 1930s.
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| Picnic in the Helsinki archipelago, circa 1900 |
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| A woman and a cow in Finland in 1910 |
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| A young woman and a cat photographed by the Finland-Swedish poet Edith Södergran, circa 1910s |
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| An idyllic summer day in the Åland archipelago, 1910 |
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| Danish pilot on the lookout for am approaching ship on the Danish island of Nyord in 1910 |
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| The western part of the Kaivopuisto park in Helsinki in 1910 |
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| Flax processing in the village of Pörtom in Ostrobothnia (Swedish speaking area in Finland) in 1912 |
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| A traditional wedding cortege in the Swedish speaking area of Ostrobothnia in Finland on the way to church, 1913 |
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| Harvesting barley in the Swedish speaking county of Ostrobothnia in Finland in 1915 |
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| An afternoon snack, 1920 |
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| Man driving a Daimler cabriolet in Helsinki, circa late 1920s |
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| Morning coffee on the afterdeck, somewhere in the Finnish archipelago in 1920 |
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| Preparing for departure, somewhere in the southern Finnish archipelago, circa 1920s |
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| The family cabriolet on the Senate square, with the Cathedral in the background, Helsinki in 1920 |
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| A small boy in Helsinki in 1922 |
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| Finnish veteranarian Bernhard Åberg and his Harley Davidson in 1922 |
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| The Sports Committee of the city of Helsinki inspecting a future location for a children's playground in 1923 |
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| A modern kitchen of the then newly opened Elanto co-operative restaurant in Helsinki at Viipuri street 4, 1930 |
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| Girls from the private school Privata Svenska Flickskolan, Finland at a cooking lesson, circa early 1930s |
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| The German airship Graf Zeppelin in Helsinki, 1930 |
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| Two young ladies in Helsinki smoking and drinking cognac with coffee in the early 1930s |
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| Cargo and passenger ship S/S Aranda in Helsinki, 1931 |
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| His first boat, 1931 |
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| The De Havilland D.H.60X "Pilvetär" in Helsinki, 1931 |
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| The Hanoverian stallion foal Khedio at the Pickala mansion in southern Finland in 1931 |
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| A traditional fishing boat in the Finnish archipelago in 1932 |
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| Enjoying the summer in Helsinki, 1934 |
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| Three ladies from Dagsmark in the Swedish-speaking area of Ostrothnia in Finland on their way to a eucharist service in their local church in 1935 |
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| The village of Koskeby in Vörå, Ostrobothnia in the 1930s |
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| Window display of Goldfish swimwear and beach fashion in Helsinki in the 1930s |
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