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Karelian house, Bomba, Nurmes. Photos: Sirpa Pääkkönen Finland will celebrate its 100th birthday. Finland got independence 6 th December 1917. From late 12 th century Finland was an integral part of Sweden. In 1809 Finland was incorporated into the Russia Empire as the autonomous Grand Duchy of Finland. Following the 1917 Russian revolution Finland declared itself independent. Archipelago. So we’ll get a big celebration. What do foreigners usually know about Finland? We have thousands of lakes. In Lapland the sun will shine all night long in the summer, but in wintertime the darkness covers the country. If you are lucky you can see northern lights and they are amazing. Reindeer you’ll meet very likely and the Santa Clause in Lapland. That’s why children from all over the world love to travel to Lapland. You can also learn something about Finland by looking statistics from T he Statistics Center of Finland , Statistics Finland. Let’s see what we can find out. F...

The Wounded Angel by Hugo Simberg. Ateneum Art Museum The Wounded Angel is one of the most famous and at the same time one of the most touching piece of art by the Finnish artist Hugo Simberg . Two young boys are carrying a wounded angel girl on a stretcher . The painting was painted in 1903. The artist had been ill and was recovering from his illness. He didn't expalin the painting, he only wanted that the work would raise emotions of the viewers. Out into the World by Maria Wiik. The painting is one of the treasures of National Gallery in the exhibition The Stories of Finnish Art. In the Ateneum Art Museum in Helsinki was opened last spring the new collection of Finnish Art from 1809 to the 1970s. There are about 350 pieces of a high level art. Now The National Gallery has opened up the rights to works that are no longer under copyright protection. In Europe works of art copyright is valid for 70 years after the artist's death . 48 pictures have been open...