1907 ⟶ Finland Holds First Elections with Female Candidates and Universal Suffrage in Europe

March 15 – 16: Elections to the new Parliament of Finland ar...
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🌾 Finland Suffers Devastating Famine

1697: Famine in Finland wipes out almost one-third of the population.⟶
Finland Suffers Devastating Famine (1696)
FamineMortalitySocial ImpactEconomic HardshipDisaster
FinlandFinland

🥔 Great Famine in Finland

1868: Famine in Finland.⟶
Great Famine in Finland (1866)
FamineAgricultureEconomic HardshipSocial ImpactFood ShortageDisaster
FinlandFinland

🗳️ Finland Holds First Elections with Female Candidates and Universal Suffrage in Europe

March 15 – 16: Elections to the new Parliament of Finland are the first in the world with woman candidates, as well as the first Elections in Europe where universal suffrage is applied.⟶
Finland Holds First Elections with Female Candidates and Universal Suffrage in Europe (1907)
SuffrageWomen's RightsElectionsPolitical ReformGender EqualityPolitical History
FinlandFinland

🇫🇮 Finland Declares Independence

December 6: Independence of Finland.⟶
Finland Declares Independence (1917)
IndependenceNationalismWorld War IRussian RevolutionSelf-determination
FinlandFinlandRussiaRussia

⚔️ Finnish Civil War

January – May: Finnish Civil War.⟶
Finnish Civil War (1918)
Civil WarWorld War I EraSocialismNationalismPolitical Violence
FinlandFinland

📞 First GSM Telephone Call

The world's first GSM telephone call is made in Finland.⟶
First GSM Telephone Call (1991)
TelecommunicationsMobile PhonesWireless CommunicationDigital Revolution
FinlandFinland