Chapter 1 History The History of Finland Finland’s traces of human settlements date back to the thaw of the last Ice Age some 10.000 years ago. The Finns’ ancestors seem to have dominated half of northern Russia before arriving on the north of the Baltic coast well before the Christian era. By the end of the Viking Age, Swedish traders and chieftains had extended their interests throughout the Baltic region. Finland’s position, sandwiched between East …showed first 75 words of 10367 total…

…showed last 75 words of 10367 total…the other main cities are National Coalition strongholds. While most of rural Finland is dominated by the green of the Centre, Eastern Häme is blue for some reason. The Young-Finns (neo-liberals) Appearing as a more modern, "cool" urban alternative to the Conservative National Coalition. The Left-wing Alliance (Communists) This party is a 1990 attempt to gather together the quarreling Communist movement. Some splits are still visible both inside and outside of the party. Much stron