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| | Finland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | On March 29, 1809, after being conquered by the armies of Russian Emperor Alexander I, Finland became an autonomous Grand Duchy under the Russian Empire until the end of 1917. |
| | During this time, Finnish started gaining recognition by both the imperial court and the governing bodies, first probably to sever the cultural and emotional ties with Sweden and thereafter, from the 1860s onwards, as a result of a strong nationalist movement, known as the Fennoman movement. |
| | An example of such a law is the State of Preparedness Act which gives the Council of State certain exceptional powers in cases of national emergency. |
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