Republic of Finland

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Republic of Finland - republic in northern Europe; achieved independence from Russia in 1917 Finland, Suomi Common Market, EC, EEC, European Community, European Economic Community, European Union, EU, Europe - an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members; "he tried to take Britain into the Europen Union" Karelia - a region in Finland and Russia between the Gulf of Finland and the White Sea capital of Finland, Finnish capital, Helsingfors, Helsinki - the capital and largest city of Finland; located in southern Finland; a major port and commercial and cultural center Espoo - a city in southern Finland Tammerfors, Tampere - an industrial city in south central Finland Aaland islands, Ahvenanmaa, Aland islands - an archipelago of some 6,000 islands in the Gulf of Bothnia under Finnish control Maarianhamina, Mariehamn - a town that is the chief port of the Aland islands Europe - the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use `Europe' to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles Finn - a native or inhabitant of Finland