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> But a Swedish speaking Finn this is the argument Russia has used to invade Ukraine...

• 2000UltraDeluxe 4y ago
  That Finland has a sizable Swedish-speaking minority? The guy was considered Swedish back then; Finland was simply the Eastern half of the Swedish kingdom. There's plenty of Finnish speaking Swedes too. Is that also an argument for invasion?
  • heywhatupboys 4y ago
    No, that speaking Swedish means you are not Finnish or, in any remote way, makes you "closer to being Swedish"
    • 2000UltraDeluxe 4y ago
      What's your opinion on Belgians and the Swiss?
      • heywhatupboys 4y ago
        that language != nationality?
• xxs 4y ago
  Swedish is an official language in Finland nowadays. Back then, it was just a part of Sweden (Finland was not independent)
  • heywhatupboys 4y ago
    the point is that just because a Finnish person speaks Swedish as native language does NOT make them Swedish! or any less Finnnish