Territorial change

Finland → Russia (cession)

1947 · Finland

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When
1947
Kind
Territorial change
Where
Finland
Coordinates
63.25° N, 27.28° E
Process
cession
Type
Cession (part yielded to other entity)
Pop
450000
Area km2
44104
Gaining
Russia

Placed at the country: the source names no closer place.

Finland

Country in Northern Europe

Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, opposite Estonia. Its capital and largest city is Helsinki. Finland has a population of 5.7 million.

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