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by heywhatupboys 1248 days ago
> But a Swedish speaking Finn

this is the argument Russia has used to invade Ukraine...
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2000UltraDeluxe 1248 days 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?

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heywhatupboys 1248 days ago
No, that speaking Swedish means you are not Finnish or, in any remote way, makes you "closer to being Swedish"
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2000UltraDeluxe 1248 days ago
What's your opinion on Belgians and the Swiss?
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heywhatupboys 1247 days ago
that language != nationality?
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xxs 1248 days ago
Swedish is an official language in Finland nowadays. Back then, it was just a part of Sweden (Finland was not independent)
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heywhatupboys 1247 days ago
the point is that just because a Finnish person speaks Swedish as native language does NOT make them Swedish! or any less Finnnish
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