Declaration
Finnish Declaration of Independence, 1917
The Senate of Finland presented a declaration of independence from Russia, asserting Finland's place "as an independent nation at the side of other peoples of the world," which Parliament approved on 6 December 1917.
What happened
The Senate of Finland drafted a declaration of independence, which its chairman, Pehr Evind Svinhufvud, presented to Parliament on 4 December 1917. The declaration asserted that "the people of Finland should take its place as an independent nation at the side of other peoples of the world."[1] Parliament approved the declaration on 6 December 1917.[1]
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Claim: The Senate of Finland's declaration of independence, presented to Parliament on 4 December 1917 and approved on 6 December 1917, asserted that "the people of Finland should take its place as an independent nation at the side of other peoples of the world."
- Senate of Finland, Finland. Declaration of Independence, adopted by the Diet on Dec. 6, 1917 (histdoc.net (historical documents archive), 6 December 1917) link, declaration text. Government perspective or primary official source Source record