#carl gustaf mannerheim

[dick-chugger]

Oikeesti oon niin vihanen siitä, että Tampereella on patsas Mannerheimista. Siitä tyypistä, joka tunnetusti johti Valkosia ja soti Tampereella, työläiskaupungissa, Punasia vastaan. Ja sitten kun voitti siitä pystytettiin helvetin patsas ihan vaan vittuiluks.

[carbone14]

Le Maréchal Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim pendant un test d'obstacles antichars – Guerre de continuation – Finlande – 1943

©SA-Kuva

[ektenia]

The central bazaar in Osh, Kyrgyzstan, photographed by Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim, 1906. Today, as it has for centuries, the bazaar remains along the bank of the Ak-Buura river. (source)

[verbotenlove]

Adi visits Finland 🇫🇮

82 years ago today…..

[bisonaari]

Tiny Stories for Finnish Learners: Helsinki

This is from a book I bought! They recommend going through the finnish text once without searching for words, then trying to understand, then check the translation 💚 Same for the comprehension questions!

Aurinko oli laskemassa Helsingin ylle, kun kävelin kadulla. Kaupunki oli niin kaunis vanhoine rakennuksineen ja mukulakivikatuineen. Minusta tuntui kuin olisin ollut eri maailmassa. Käänyin kulman takaa ja näin taidegallerian kyltin. Päätin mennä sisään, koska rakastan taidetta. Galleria oli pieni, mutta siellä oli todella uskomattomia maalauksia esillä. Yksi maalaus kiinnitti erityisesti huomioni; siinä oli nainen kävelemässä kukkapellon läpi. Se näytti niin rauhalliselta ja seesteiseltä. Päädyin viettämään galleriassa tunteja ihaillen kaikkia taideteoksia. Kun lopulta lähdin, ulkona oli jo pimeää.

Kun kävelin takasin hotellille, en voinut olla tuntematta kiitollisuutta tästä upeasta kaupungista ja kaikesta siitä, mitä sillä on tarjota. Seuraavaana päivänä heräsin aikaisin ja päätin tutkia Helsinkiä lisää. Kävelin jonkin aikaa ympäriinsä, ihailin arkkitehtuuria ja katselin nähtävyyksiä. Lopulta päädyin Senaatintorille, jossa on joitakin Helsingin tärkeimpiä rakennuksia. Olin juuri lähdössä, kun näin ryhmän ihmisiä kerääntyvän jonkin ympärille. Menin katsomaan, mistä oli kyse, ja näin, että he katselivat hevosella ratsastavan miehen patsasta. Miehen nimi oli Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim, ja hän oli merkittävä henkilö Suomen historiassa. Jäin sinne hetkeksi kuntelemaan tarinoita, joita ihmiset kertoivat hänestä. Oli kiehtovaa oppia ihmisestä, jolla oli niin suuri vaikutus tähän maahan.

Vietettyäni jonkin aikaa torilla päätin käydä syömässä jotain. Löysin söpön pienen kahvilan ja tilasin kupin kahvia ja leivoksen. Kun istuin nauttimassa välipalaa, huomasin, että ohi käveli joukko ihmisiä kameroiden kanssa. He olivat selvästi turisteja. Sain yhtäkkiä idean; miksi en esittelisi heille Helsinkiä? Söin ruokani loppuun ja lähestyin ryhmää. He olivat iloisia siitä, että joku näytti heille paikkoja, joten vietimme loppupäivän tutustuen kaupunkiin yhdessä. Kävimme kaikenlaisissa paikoissa, kuten kirkoissa, museoissa ja jopa huvipuistossa! Päivä oli niin hauska, ja olen varma, että he muistavat Helsingissä viettämänsä ajan aina minun ansiostani.

Translation and comprehension questions under the read more!

As I walked back to my hotel, I couldn't help but feel grateful for this amazing city and all that it has to offer. I woke up early the next day and decided to explore more of Helsinki. I walked around for a while, admiring the architecture and taking in the sights. I eventually made my way to Senate Square, which is home to some of the most important buildings in Helsinki. I was just about to leave when I saw a group of people gathered around something. I went over to see what was going on and saw that they were looking at a statue of a man on a horse. The man's name was Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerhein, and he was an important figure in Finnish history. I stayed there for a while, listening to the stories that people were telling about him. It was fascinating to learn about someone who had such an impact on this country.

The sun was setting over Helsinki as I walked down the street. The city was so beautiful, with its old buildings and cobbleston streets. I felt like I was in a different world, I turned a corner and saw a sign for an art gallery. I decided to go in since I love art. The gallery was small but had some really incredible paintings on display. One painting in particular caught my eye; it was of a woman walkin through a field of flowers. It looked so peaceful and serene. I ended up spending hours at the gallery, admiring all of the artwork. When I finally left, it was dark outside.

After spending some time at the square, I decided to get something to eat. I found a cute little café and ordered a cup of coffee and a pastry. As I sat there enjoying my snack, I noticed a group of people walking by with cameras. They were obviously tourists. I suddenly had an idea; why not show them around Helsinki? I finished my food and then approached the group. They were happy to have someone show them around, so we spent the rest of the day exploring the city together. We went to all sorts of different places, including churches, museums, and even an amusement park! It was such a fun day and I'm sure they'll always remember their time in Helsinki thanks to me.

Mitä kijailija teki saapuessaan Helsinkiin?

Ymmärtämisen kysymykset

Mitä mieltä kirjailija oli kaupungista?

Mitä kirjailija teki nähdessään taidegallerian kyltin?

Mikä oli kirjailijan suosikkitaulu galleriassa?

Miltä kirjailijasta tuntui, kun hän lähti galleriasta?

Mitä kirjailija teki seuraavana päivänä?

Minne kirjailija meni toisena päivänä?

Mitä kirjailija näki ollessaan Senaatintorilla?

Mitä kirjailija teki, kun hän sai idean näyttää turisteille paikkoja?

Missä paikoissa kirjailija ja turistit kävivät?

Comprehension Questions

What did the author do when she first arrived in Helsinki?

What did the author think of the city?

What did the author do when she saw the sign for the art gallery?

What was the author's favourite painting in the gallery?

How did the author feel when she left the gallery?

What did the author do the next day?

Where did the author go on the second day?

What did the author see when she was at Senate Square?

What did the author do when she had the idea to show the tourists around?

What places did the author and the tourists go to?

[jhlcolorizing]

Today we celebrate the Flag Day of the Finnish Defence Forces and birthday of C.G.E Mannerheim.

Exactly 81 years ago today, Adolf Hitler visited Imatra in southeast Finland on the occasion of the 75 birthday of Marshall Carl Gustaf Mannerheim. •••••••• Tänään vietetään puolustusvoimain lippujuhlan päivää ja Suomen Marsalkka Mannerheimin syntymäpäivää.

Tasan 81 vuotta sitten Adolf Hitler vieraili Imatralla Marsalkka Mannerheimin 75-vuotissyntymäpäivillä. Paikaksi valittiin Kaukopään tehtaan sivuraide Imatralla. •••••••• [ sa-kuva | 89660 ]

[gsirvitor]

Lemme guess, Alexander the Great was black too. Along with Cleopatra and Queen Charlotte

Can't forget Anne Boleyn, Sir Lancelot, Julius Ceasar, Heimdall, Frier Tuck, Sir Bedivere, Achilles, Joan of Arc, Zeus, Margaret of Anjou, Guinevere, Robert de Beaumont, Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim, I can go on.

[torillatavataan]

The Finnish tailed state flag and The flag of the President of the Republic of Finland

The swallow-tailed national flag, which is also the naval ensign, is flown by the Finnish Defence Forces.

The presidential standard and the command signs of the Minister of Defence, Chief of Defence, and Commander of the Finnish Navy are flown only by the respective persons. The flag has a Cross of Liberty, 3rd Class on its upper left corner.

The President of Finland is the Grand Master of the Order of the White Rose of Finland and of the Order of the Lion of Finland, and usually of the Order of the Cross of Liberty as well, Grand Mastership of which is attached to the position of Commander-in-chief.

The Order of the Cross of Liberty was founded on March 4, 1918, upon the initiative of Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim. The Finnish artist Akseli Gallen-Kallela was commissioned to design the Order's insignia with the Old-Scandinavian Fylfot.

[brookston]

Holidays 6.4

Holidays

Apple Computer Day

Audacity to Hope Day

Banker Day (Moldova)

Battle of Midway Anniversary Day

Born in the USA Day

Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim Day (Estonia, Finland)

Carnation Day (French Republic)

Cavity Prevention Day (Japan)

Children’s Day (Vietnam)

Day of Remembrance of the Children Who Died as a Result of the Russian Federation’s Armed Aggression Against Ukraine

Demise of Imam Khomeini (Iran)

Devon Day (UK)

Dunkirk Evacuation Completion Day

Emancipation Day (Tonga)

Epsom Derby Day (UK)

Fat People’s Day (Aleutian Islands)

Festival of the Sticky Penis (Queens, NY)

Finnish Defence Forces Day (Finland)

Flag Day (Estonia; Finland)

Freedom and Civil Rights Day (Poland)

Gies A Scots Phrase Day (UK)

International Corgi Day

International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression (UN)

International Seaweed Day

International Spoiler Day

Killdozer Day

Lassie Day

Luilak (Lazybones Day; Netherlands)

Minimum Wage Day

Mom’s Equal Pay Day

MS St. Louis Voyage of the Damned

National Christian T-Shirt Day

National Civic Day of Hacking

National Clean Beauty Day

National Day of Mourning for George Floyd

National Day of State Symbols (Kazakhstan)

National Hug Your Cat Day

National Punk Day

National SAFE Day

National Troll Day

National Unity Day (Hungary)

Old Maid's Day

Pulitzer Prize Day

Shopping Cart Day

604 Day

Solar Eclipse Day

State Symbols Day (Kazakhstan)

Tiananmen Square Protest Memorial Day

Trianon Treaty Day (Romania)

World Day for Assistive Technology

World Day of Fertility

Food & Drink Celebrations

Applesauce Cake Day

National Cheese Day

National Cognac Day

National Mexicue Day

Roquefort Cheese Discovery Day (1070)

Independence & Related Days

Tonga (from UK, 1970)

1st Tuesday in June

National Healthcare Recruiter Recognition Day [1st Tuesday]

Taco Tuesday [Every Tuesday]

Women’s Golf Day [1st Tuesday]

Weekly Holidays beginning June 4 (1st Full Week)

Wheel of Cheese Week (thru 6.9) [Always begins 6.3]

Festivals Beginning June 4, 2024

Barcelona Rock Fest (Barcelona, Spain) [thru 6.7]

Jimmy Fund Scooper Bowl (Boston, Massachusetts) [thru 6.6]

Stockholm Early Music Festival (Stockholm, Sweden) [thru 6.9]

Feast Days

St. Benedict (Positivist; Saint)

Betty Lou’s Mommy (Muppetism)

Bream (a.k.a. Breague; Christian; Saint)

Burian of Ireland (Christian; Saint)

Cougar Day (Pastafarian)

Day of All Things (Unification Church)

Fernand Leduc (Artology)

Festival for Hercules Custos (Ancient Rome)

Filippo Smaldone (Christian; Saint)

Francis Caracciolo (Christian; Saint)

Iris’s Day (Pagan)

Jarila’s Day (God of Sun/Fertility; Asatru/Slavic Pagan)

Metrophanes (Christian; Saint)

Natalia Goncharova (Artology)

Nenooc (Christian; Saint)

Optatus of Milevis (Christian; Saint)

Petroc of Cornwall (Christian; Saint)

Plynteria (Festival to honor Athena; Ancient Greece)

Quirinus of Sescia (Christian; Saint)

Ramendan begins (Pastafarian)

Robert Fulghum (Writerism)

Robert Jacobsen (Artology)

Saturnina (Christian; Saint)

Val McDermid (Writerism)

Vandrilles (Christian; Saint)

Vincent Gerosa (Christian; Saint & Virgin)

Walter (Christian; Saint)

Well-Dressing Day (Celtic Book of Days)

Werner Klemperer Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Hebrew Calendar Holidays [Begins at Sundown Day Before]

Jerusalem Day (a.k.a. יום ירושלים, Yom Yerushaláyim) [27-28 Iyar]

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Sensho (先勝 Japan) [Good luck in the morning, bad luck in the afternoon.]

Very Unlucky Day (Grafton’s Manual of 1565) [29 of 60]

Premieres

Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar (Animated Film; 1999)

Born in the U.S.A., by Bruce Springsteen (Album; 1984)

Buena Vista Social Club (Documentary Music Film; 1999)

Butterscotch and Soda (Noveltoons Cartoon; 1948)

Charlie Chan in Egypt (Film; 1935)

The Devil’s Advocate, by Taylor Caldwell (Novel; 1952)

Flagellatenzug, by Karl Bleyle (Symphonic Poem; 1904)

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Film; 2004) [#3]

The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter, boy Carson McCullers (Novel; 1940)

In the City, by The Jam (Song; 1977)

Julien (a.k.a. The Poet’s Life), by Gustave Charpentier (Opera; 1913)

Julius Caesar (Film; 1953)

Jungle Blues, recorded by Jelly Roll Morton (Song; 1927)

Killers (Film; 2010)

Let Go, by Avril Lavigne (Album; 2002)

Load, by Metallica (Album; 1996)

Miracle on 34th Street (Film; 1947)

Mrs. Miniver (Film; 1942)

The Nutty Professor (Film; 1963)

Ohio, by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Song; 1970)

Piano Jazz (Radio Series; 1978)

Poltergeist (Film; 1982)

Porky the Fireman (WB LT Cartoon; 1938)

Rabbit’s Feat (WB LT Cartoon; 1960)

The Reivers, by William Faulkner (Novel; 1962)

The Sea Chase (Film; 1955)

The Silent Passage, by Gail Sheehy (Book; 1992)

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (Film; 1982)

Surfing’ Safari, by The Beach Boys (Song; 1962)

Sweets For My Sweet, by The Searchers (Song; 1963)

Sweet Tooth (TV Series; 2021)

Taxi-Turvy (Fleischer/Famous Popeye Cartoon; 1954)

Terms of Endearment, by Larry McMurtry (Novel; 1975)

The Three Lives of Thomasina (Film; 1964)

To Sir, With Love (Film; 1967)

To Spring (Happy Harmonies Cartoon; 1936)

Tweety’s Circus (WB MM Cartoon; 1955)

A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean, by Jimmy Buffett (Album; 1973)

Woodpecker from Mars (Wood Woodpecker Cartoon; 1956)

Today’s Name Days

Christa, Iona, Klothilde (Austria)

Kvirin, Spomenka (Croatia)

Dalibor (Czech Republic)

Optatus (Denmark)

Toivo, Tõivo, Tõivot, Tõivotu, Tõivu (Estonia)

Aadolf, Toivo (Finland)

Clotilde (France)

Christa, Eva, Iona, Klothilde (Germany)

Martha (Greece)

Bulcsú (Hungary)

Isabella, Querino, Quirino (Italy)

Elfrida, Frederika, Gaigala, Sintija (Latvia)

Dausprungas, Deimena, Kornelijus, Vincė, Vincenta (Lithuania)

Heid, Heidi (Norway)

Bazyliusz, Dacjan, Franciszek, Gościmił, Karol, Karp (Poland)

Atal, Camasis, Filip, Zotic (România)

Lenka (Slovakia)

Francisco, Noemí, Rut, Ruth, Saturnina (Spain)

Holmfrid, Solbritt, Solveig (Sweden)

Martha (Ukraine)

Cora, Coral, Coretta, Corey, Cori, Corina, Corine, Corinne, Corrigan, Corrin, Cory, Homer, Kori, Korey, Korin, Korrigan, Kory (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 156 of 2024; 210 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 2 of week 23 of 2024

Celtic Tree Calendar: Huath (Hawthorn) [Day 24 of 28]

Chinese: Month 4 (Ji-Si), Day 28 (Ji-Hai)

Chinese Year of the: Dragon 4722 (until January 29, 2025) [Wu-Chen]

Hebrew: 27 Iyar 5784

Islamic: 27 Dhu al-Qada 1445

J Cal: 6 Blue; Sixday [6 of 30]

Julian: 22 May 2024

Moon: 5%: Waning Crescent

Positivist: 15 St. Paul (6th Month) [St. Benedict]

Runic Half Month: Odal (Home, Possession) [Day 11 of 15]

Season: Spring (Day 78 of 92)

Week: 1st Full Week of June

Zodiac: Gemini (Day 15 of 31)

[brookstonalmanac]

Holidays 6.4

Holidays

Apple Computer Day

Audacity to Hope Day

Banker Day (Moldova)

Battle of Midway Anniversary Day

Born in the USA Day

Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim Day (Estonia, Finland)

Carnation Day (French Republic)

Cavity Prevention Day (Japan)

Children’s Day (Vietnam)

Day of Remembrance of the Children Who Died as a Result of the Russian Federation’s Armed Aggression Against Ukraine

Demise of Imam Khomeini (Iran)

Devon Day (UK)

Dunkirk Evacuation Completion Day

Emancipation Day (Tonga)

Epsom Derby Day (UK)

Fat People’s Day (Aleutian Islands)

Festival of the Sticky Penis (Queens, NY)

Finnish Defence Forces Day (Finland)

Flag Day (Estonia; Finland)

Freedom and Civil Rights Day (Poland)

Gies A Scots Phrase Day (UK)

International Corgi Day

International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression (UN)

International Seaweed Day

International Spoiler Day

Killdozer Day

Lassie Day

Luilak (Lazybones Day; Netherlands)

Minimum Wage Day

Mom’s Equal Pay Day

MS St. Louis Voyage of the Damned

National Christian T-Shirt Day

National Civic Day of Hacking

National Clean Beauty Day

National Day of Mourning for George Floyd

National Day of State Symbols (Kazakhstan)

National Hug Your Cat Day

National Punk Day

National SAFE Day

National Troll Day

National Unity Day (Hungary)

Old Maid's Day

Pulitzer Prize Day

Shopping Cart Day

604 Day

Solar Eclipse Day

State Symbols Day (Kazakhstan)

Tiananmen Square Protest Memorial Day

Trianon Treaty Day (Romania)

World Day for Assistive Technology

World Day of Fertility

Food & Drink Celebrations

Applesauce Cake Day

National Cheese Day

National Cognac Day

National Mexicue Day

Roquefort Cheese Discovery Day (1070)

Independence & Related Days

Tonga (from UK, 1970)

1st Tuesday in June

National Healthcare Recruiter Recognition Day [1st Tuesday]

Taco Tuesday [Every Tuesday]

Women’s Golf Day [1st Tuesday]

Weekly Holidays beginning June 4 (1st Full Week)

Wheel of Cheese Week (thru 6.9) [Always begins 6.3]

Festivals Beginning June 4, 2024

Barcelona Rock Fest (Barcelona, Spain) [thru 6.7]

Jimmy Fund Scooper Bowl (Boston, Massachusetts) [thru 6.6]

Stockholm Early Music Festival (Stockholm, Sweden) [thru 6.9]

Feast Days

St. Benedict (Positivist; Saint)

Betty Lou’s Mommy (Muppetism)

Bream (a.k.a. Breague; Christian; Saint)

Burian of Ireland (Christian; Saint)

Cougar Day (Pastafarian)

Day of All Things (Unification Church)

Fernand Leduc (Artology)

Festival for Hercules Custos (Ancient Rome)

Filippo Smaldone (Christian; Saint)

Francis Caracciolo (Christian; Saint)

Iris’s Day (Pagan)

Jarila’s Day (God of Sun/Fertility; Asatru/Slavic Pagan)

Metrophanes (Christian; Saint)

Natalia Goncharova (Artology)

Nenooc (Christian; Saint)

Optatus of Milevis (Christian; Saint)

Petroc of Cornwall (Christian; Saint)

Plynteria (Festival to honor Athena; Ancient Greece)

Quirinus of Sescia (Christian; Saint)

Ramendan begins (Pastafarian)

Robert Fulghum (Writerism)

Robert Jacobsen (Artology)

Saturnina (Christian; Saint)

Val McDermid (Writerism)

Vandrilles (Christian; Saint)

Vincent Gerosa (Christian; Saint & Virgin)

Walter (Christian; Saint)

Well-Dressing Day (Celtic Book of Days)

Werner Klemperer Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Hebrew Calendar Holidays [Begins at Sundown Day Before]

Jerusalem Day (a.k.a. יום ירושלים, Yom Yerushaláyim) [27-28 Iyar]

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Sensho (先勝 Japan) [Good luck in the morning, bad luck in the afternoon.]

Very Unlucky Day (Grafton’s Manual of 1565) [29 of 60]

Premieres

Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar (Animated Film; 1999)

Born in the U.S.A., by Bruce Springsteen (Album; 1984)

Buena Vista Social Club (Documentary Music Film; 1999)

Butterscotch and Soda (Noveltoons Cartoon; 1948)

Charlie Chan in Egypt (Film; 1935)

The Devil’s Advocate, by Taylor Caldwell (Novel; 1952)

Flagellatenzug, by Karl Bleyle (Symphonic Poem; 1904)

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Film; 2004) [#3]

The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter, boy Carson McCullers (Novel; 1940)

In the City, by The Jam (Song; 1977)

Julien (a.k.a. The Poet’s Life), by Gustave Charpentier (Opera; 1913)

Julius Caesar (Film; 1953)

Jungle Blues, recorded by Jelly Roll Morton (Song; 1927)

Killers (Film; 2010)

Let Go, by Avril Lavigne (Album; 2002)

Load, by Metallica (Album; 1996)

Miracle on 34th Street (Film; 1947)

Mrs. Miniver (Film; 1942)

The Nutty Professor (Film; 1963)

Ohio, by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Song; 1970)

Piano Jazz (Radio Series; 1978)

Poltergeist (Film; 1982)

Porky the Fireman (WB LT Cartoon; 1938)

Rabbit’s Feat (WB LT Cartoon; 1960)

The Reivers, by William Faulkner (Novel; 1962)

The Sea Chase (Film; 1955)

The Silent Passage, by Gail Sheehy (Book; 1992)

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (Film; 1982)

Surfing’ Safari, by The Beach Boys (Song; 1962)

Sweets For My Sweet, by The Searchers (Song; 1963)

Sweet Tooth (TV Series; 2021)

Taxi-Turvy (Fleischer/Famous Popeye Cartoon; 1954)

Terms of Endearment, by Larry McMurtry (Novel; 1975)

The Three Lives of Thomasina (Film; 1964)

To Sir, With Love (Film; 1967)

To Spring (Happy Harmonies Cartoon; 1936)

Tweety’s Circus (WB MM Cartoon; 1955)

A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean, by Jimmy Buffett (Album; 1973)

Woodpecker from Mars (Wood Woodpecker Cartoon; 1956)

Today’s Name Days

Christa, Iona, Klothilde (Austria)

Kvirin, Spomenka (Croatia)

Dalibor (Czech Republic)

Optatus (Denmark)

Toivo, Tõivo, Tõivot, Tõivotu, Tõivu (Estonia)

Aadolf, Toivo (Finland)

Clotilde (France)

Christa, Eva, Iona, Klothilde (Germany)

Martha (Greece)

Bulcsú (Hungary)

Isabella, Querino, Quirino (Italy)

Elfrida, Frederika, Gaigala, Sintija (Latvia)

Dausprungas, Deimena, Kornelijus, Vincė, Vincenta (Lithuania)

Heid, Heidi (Norway)

Bazyliusz, Dacjan, Franciszek, Gościmił, Karol, Karp (Poland)

Atal, Camasis, Filip, Zotic (România)

Lenka (Slovakia)

Francisco, Noemí, Rut, Ruth, Saturnina (Spain)

Holmfrid, Solbritt, Solveig (Sweden)

Martha (Ukraine)

Cora, Coral, Coretta, Corey, Cori, Corina, Corine, Corinne, Corrigan, Corrin, Cory, Homer, Kori, Korey, Korin, Korrigan, Kory (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 156 of 2024; 210 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 2 of week 23 of 2024

Celtic Tree Calendar: Huath (Hawthorn) [Day 24 of 28]

Chinese: Month 4 (Ji-Si), Day 28 (Ji-Hai)

Chinese Year of the: Dragon 4722 (until January 29, 2025) [Wu-Chen]

Hebrew: 27 Iyar 5784

Islamic: 27 Dhu al-Qada 1445

J Cal: 6 Blue; Sixday [6 of 30]

Julian: 22 May 2024

Moon: 5%: Waning Crescent

Positivist: 15 St. Paul (6th Month) [St. Benedict]

Runic Half Month: Odal (Home, Possession) [Day 11 of 15]

Season: Spring (Day 78 of 92)

Week: 1st Full Week of June

Zodiac: Gemini (Day 15 of 31)

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4 Finnish History

Finnish Declaration of Independence

On December 6, 1917, Finland declared their independence from Russia, as an independent republic. Before this, they were considered a Grand Duchy of Russia, which the Finns were done with. In 1917, there were two revolutions, between Finland and Russia, which resulted in Finland becoming a sovereign state. On December 18, the Soviet Union agreed with the declaration, and Finland was free. 

This sovereignty for Finland was an excellent thing for the people of Finland. Their independence happened mostly because Finland just wanted to be free of a higher power, and wanted to rule themselves.​​ As a grand Duchy, Finland was given a lot of power, but when the Senate gave its proposal to the parliament, independence was signed for Finland. 

Their identity was forged by this independence. They became one nation, which was then quickly broken when there was a civil war between the two political parties. The independence, and the civil war, truly forged Finland into the country it is today. 

Finnish Civil War

From January 27 to May 15, 1918, there was a civil war between the 2 political parties of Finland. The “Red” side was the social democrats, led by the People’s Deputation of Finland, and supported by the USSR. The “White” side was made up of the non-socialist Senate, led by the previous Tsarist general, Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim, and supported by the German empire. This Civil War was fought to secure the control of the newly independent state. The Civil War was high in casualties, but not from battle. Most of the 37,000 people who died, died in the prison camps of the opposing side, and terror campaigns. 

This Civil War created economic turmoil. After the Civil War, which was won by the Whites, the Reds were still a part of the political sphere and were the minority party. The economy was horrible, launching Finland into a depression. This, and the feelings towards both sides, were slowly fixed by moderate political compromises. This gave Finland the chance to fix its economy from scratch, as well as form an identity that can only come from major turmoil. 

Finland in the 21st Century

In the 2000s, Finland began to be known as a great country to live in, often making the top 5 in annual “Best County” lists. Finland has been known to be the happiest country, as well as one of the best countries for adult literacy, and economy. 

The perceptions of Finland from a worldly perspective have been changed to view Finland as a smart, happy, Scandinavian country.  As such, much of the media made about Finland and Finns, as well as a lot of Scandinavia, have shown them to be smart, stoic, and a little cliquish. This has changed Finland’s identity to meld into these stereotypes. 

Discovering Finland. Finnish History- Guide to Finnish History. https://www.discoveringfinland.com/about-finland/finnish-history/. Accessed 12 February 2024. 

This is Finland. Main Outlines of Finnish History. History. (May 2017). https://finland.fi/life-society/main-outlines-of-finnish-history/. Accessed 12 February 2024.

Short Documentary

This documentary showcases Finland, and why it is so happy, even during the hard weather. The documentary follows normal people in Finland and finds out why they are so happy, including their hobbies, pastimes, and their mental health. It also follows people from different backgrounds and ages. 

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Is Finland an Ally of Nazi Germany? - Carl Gustaf Mannerheim - WW2 Biogr...

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406) Lapuan liike, Lapporörelsen, Lapua Movement, Ruch Lapua - skrajnie prawicowy ruch polityczny w Finlandii na przełomie lat 20. i 30. XX wieku. Ruch Lapua powstał w 1929 roku. Zainicjowali go antykomunistyczni nacjonaliści, wywodzący się z Białych Finów z okresu fińskiej wojny domowej. Pod koniec listopada 1929 r. w Lapua doszło do zjazdu młodzieżowej organizacji komunistycznej, co doprowadziło do silnego sprzeciwu miejscowych antykomunistów. 1 grudnia odbyli oni swój zjazd, na który przybyło ponad 1 tys. ludzi. Zażądali delegalizacji wszelkich organizacji komunistycznych. W całym kraju miały miejsce liczne wiece, marsze i demonstracje o charakterze antykomunistycznym. Doprowadziło to do powstania Ruchu Lapua. Na jego czele stanęli Vihtori Kosola i szef sztabu armii fińskiej gen. Kurt Martti Wallenius. Pierwsze działania zostały wymierzone przeciwko drukarniom wydającym komunistyczne gazety. W poł. czerwca 1930 r. ponad 3 tys. działaczy przybyło do Oulu, aby zniszczyć drukarnię i biuro gazety "Pohjan Voima". Władze zdążyły jednak kilka dni wcześniej zabronić jej wydawania. W tym samym czasie spalono komunistyczną drukarnię w Vaasa. Na pocz. lipca miał miejsce tzw. marsz chłopski na Helsinki, w który wzięło udział ponad 12 tys. ludzi, aby zademonstrować rządowi siłę Ruchu. Lappiści wdarli się do gmachu parlamentu i wywlekli stamtąd 2 deputowanych komunistycznych. Przestraszone władze wydały przepisy, delegalizujące komunistyczne wydawnictwa, a także pozbawiające immunitetu komunistycznych deputowanych, którzy zostali aresztowani. Następnie zdelegalizowały działalność partii komunistycznej i rozwiązały parlament. Jednocześnie odbyły się przyśpieszone wybory parlamentarne, a następnie prezydenckie, które wygrała prawica. Wkrótce potem doszło do kilku morderstw na działaczach komunistycznych, które oficjalnie nie zostały wyjaśnione. Ulubioną metodą lappistów było porywanie działaczy komunistycznych, lewicowych lub związkowych, i pobitych odstawianie pod granicę z ZSRR, ewentualnie wyrzucanie na drugą stronę granicy. 14 października został wraz z żoną porwany b. prezydent Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg. Został on następnie pobity i przewieziony do Joensuu. Po pewnym czasie zwolniono go. Władze aresztowały gen. K. M. Walleniusa, ale został uwolniony od wszelkich podejrzeń i zwolniony. Z Ruchem sympatyzowało początkowo wielu polityków i wyższych wojskowych, gdyż antykomunizm był bardzo rozpowszechniony po wygranej wojnie domowej. Lappistów chwalili publicznie gen. Carl Gustaf Mannerheim i jako jeszcze premier Pehr Evind Svinhufvud. Narastający ekstremizm i wzorowanie się na faszyzmie (czarne koszule jako ubiór członków Ruchu) doprowadziły jednak do zdecydowanego osłabienia poparcia społecznego. W lutym 1932 r. bojówkarze Ruchu zaatakowali zjazd socjaldemokratów w Mäntsälä. Przerodziło się to w próbę zamachu stanu, kierowaną przez gen. K. M. Walleniusa, zwaną rebelią w Mäntsälä. Lappistom udało się przejąć władzę w kilku miejscowościach. Początkowo rząd podjął pertraktacje z nimi, rozważając powierzenie stanowiska premiera jednemu z przywódców Ruchu. Ostatecznie jednak postanowił przystąpić do konfrontacji. Pomimo apeli gen. K. M. Walleniusa armia w większości pozostała wierna władzom. Po odezwie wygłoszonej w radio przez nowego prezydenta P. E. Svinhufvuda, popieranego na początku przez lappistów, pucz został zakończony. Kilkudziesięciu działaczy zostało aresztowanych i skazanych na kary więzienia, zaś Ruch zdelegalizowano 21 listopada 1932 r. Zostały do tego wykorzystane te same przepisy, na podstawie których rozwiązano partię komunistyczną. Wielu jego członków kontynuowało działalność w ramach nowo utworzonego Patriotycznego Ruchu Ludowego. Pod wpływem Ruchu Lapua ukształtował się na przełomie 1929 i 1930 r. w Estonii, kombatancki, antykomunistyczny i antyparlamentarny ruch Wabsów (Związek Uczestników Wojny Wyzwoleńczej). Nazwa Lapuan liike pochodzi od fińskiego miasta Lapua (szw. Lappo) i oznacza ruch z (miasta) Lapua. Członków ruchu nazywano Lappowcami.

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Osh, Kyrgyzstan, photographed by Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim, 1906 (source)

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Do you have any pics of A.H in the time period of 1940's?

YES I have many! I just posted a couple dozen of him in Finland in 1942. I plan to add more WW2 pics soon, like A.H. in France and Poland. Here are the photos of A.H.s trip 82 years ago on 4 June 1942 to visit Marshal Mannerheim on his 75th birthday!

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