Russia just did a 100 warplanes exercise called Ladoga 2016 right at the Finnish border. The Russians now claim 50 pilots. http://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/c…

You misinterpret ethnic relations before nationalism rose in the 19th century. The Nation State didn’t exist when Russia wrestled the Eastern part of Sweden from Sweden. While it’s true that you needed to learn Swedish to rise in society, local administration could be worked with in Finnish. Priests from Sweden proper…