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List of laws passed in Finland that helped equality and economic growth:
- Equal voting rights for every 21 year old in 1917
- Distance from homes to schools should not exceed 5 km
- Conscription
- Language law
- More rights for farmers over their own land
- Progressive taxation
- Insurance for accidents
- Land acquisition law

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The global recession had weaker consequences in Finland than in other European countries. For example, mass unemployment, super inflation and economic crisis was averted.

Elmeri Lautamatti & Miikka Mattila

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- The nation was divided economically, politically and socially -> President Ståhlberg aimed at unifying the country
- Improved: the working class conditions, allowed farmers to buy they're farming, progressive taxation, compulsory education, insurance e.t.c.
- Municipal law formed in 1917 stated that every 21-year-old had equal voting rights
- The outcome of the new laws was remarkable and promoted quality, changed the atmosphere between people and supported economic growth of the country.

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Finnish law, nicknamed after its proponent Kyösti Kallio in 1922.
It was an Act on the acquisition of land for settlement purposes.

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Was started in Helsinki, in 1926 by L.M Viherjuuri.
The first radio programme was held on 9th September 1926.
Mainly owned by the Finnish state.

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(Joey Pham and Kingsley Fernandes)

Frans Eemil Sillanpää was a renowned Finnish author who was the first Finnish writer to receive the nobel prize in Literature. He was praised for his resonation and deep understanding of the hardships of the peasantry in Finland. He was also very against any sort of violence and rather believed in people united along with their land and nation.

Mika Waltari was born in Helsinki and witnessed the Finnish Civil War first hand in the 1930's he would write for magazines and newspapers (stories and poems). During WW2, he played an important role working for the government writing and designing political propaganda

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Is a tax in which the tax rate increases as the taxable amount increases.

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Education was made compulsory in 1921. Municipalities were obliged to provide education. Compulsory education applied to children aged 7-13 (primary school)

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-Starting in 1929, The Lapua movement was the turning point in the development of Finnish right-wing radicalism after 1918

-The movement represented a distinct discontinuity in the political history of independent Finland, and the activities of the movement continued in the Patriotic People’s Movement after the Lapua movement was banned in 1932

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1903-1964

He was born in the Russian part of Finland Kivennapa, Carelia

Writer, Poet, Esseist and Reporter

Wrote ‘Nykyaikaa etsimässä’ which educated finland about European art at the time.

led the radio theater in 1947-1964.

From 1921 to 1925 he studied aesthetics and literature at the university of helsinki, but he never graduated.

From 1921 to 1925 he studied aesthetics and literature at the university of helsinki, but he never graduated. During his time studying he began publishing critics and poems.

In his first book that was published in 1928; only the poems were numbered, not the pages.

(Sara, RubyJoy, and Robin)

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Left wing radicals formed the Communist Party of Finland in Moscow. Their goal was to perform an armed revolution. Because the party was banned in Finland, they used the name Finnish Socialist Workers' Party as their cover organisation. The party was disbanded, but the communists continued to participate in elections.

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Jean Sibelius, Alvar Aalto and Wäinö Aaltonen

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Jean Sibelius, Alvar Aalto and Wäinö Aaltonen

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Sibelius: Composer. Known for his nationalistic sinfonias such as Finlandia
Aalto: Architect and designer. Has designed various different famous buildings around Finland such as the Finlandia-talo. He is also known for his infamous furniture and tableware
Aaltonen: Sculptor. He has sculpted many famous sculptures around mainly Helsinki such as Paavo Nurmi statues: two in Helsinki, one in Turku and also in Switzerland. He has also made the K.J. Ståhlberg statue in Helsinki

Lauri and Simo

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-began in November 1929, when Civil guards interrupted a play by communist youth mocking the conservatives
-leader Vihtori Kosola
-radical right wing movement
-aim to make communism illegal
-by committing to assaults and driving communists or people they accused of being communists, to the eastern border of Finland and told them to go to their "dream state" or else they would even shoot them, they were trying to end communism

-the movement ended in Mäntsälä mutiny in 1932, after the mutiny president Svinhufvud disbanded the Lapua movement
-After it was banned, the Patriotic People's Movement was formed
- The new movement was nationalistic and anti-communist

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They appeared together in 12 movies such as Kulkurin valssi and SF-paraati and were very famous actors. Because they appeared together in so many movies people thought that they were in a relationship but they were just friends. #friendzone

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- Born in Turku in 1897
- Finnish track athlete he won many long distance running competitions in the 1920s. He won 9 gold medals and 2 silver medals in 3 olympic games.
- He established 25 world records in different distances.
- He was depicted on the finnish currency (markka) from 1986 to 2002.
A statue of Paavo Nurmi stands outside the Olymoic Stadium in helsinki.

- At the beginning of the 1920s the Finnish American athletic movement moved into an active phase. It also split into two: the bourgeoisie and the socialists
- 1920s was a golden era for the bourgeoisie or independent-athletics association.