Finnish Declaration of Independence

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The Finnish Declaration of Independence was the 1917 proclamation by which Finland asserted its sovereignty and broke away from the Russian Empire to become an independent nation-state.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf declaration of independence
historical document
approvedBy Parliament of Finland
archivesLocation National Archives of Finland
category 1917 in Finland
Declarations of independence
Political history of Finland
commemoratedOn Finnish Independence Day
commemorationDate December 6
country Finland
dateAdopted 1917-12-06
dateRecognizedBySovietRussia 1918-01-04
declaredIndependenceFrom Russian Empire
followedBy adoption of the Finnish Constitution
recognition of Finland by foreign powers
governmentAtTime Svinhufvud Senate
linked to: Finnish Senate
hasLegalEffect establishment of Finland as a sovereign state
hasPart appeal for international recognition
preamble
statement of sovereignty
headOfGovernmentAtTime Pehr Evind Svinhufvud
linked to: P. E. Svinhufvud
influencedBy collapse of Russian monarchy
principle of national self-determination
language Finnish
Swedish
legalForm government declaration
legalStatus foundational document of Finnish independence
legislativeBody Parliament of Finland
mainAuthor Pehr Evind Svinhufvud
linked to: P. E. Svinhufvud
placeOfAdoption Helsinki
politicalStatusBefore Grand Duchy of Finland
previousSovereign Emperor of Russia
linked to: Tsar of Russia
proposedBy Senate of Finland
linked to: Finnish Senate
recognizedBy France
Germany
Soviet Russia
linked to: Russian SFSR

Sweden
United Kingdom
relatedEvent February Revolution
linked to: Russian Revolution

Finnish Civil War
October Revolution
linked to: Russian Revolution

Russian Revolution of 1917
linked to: Russian Revolution
result independence of Finland
signedBy members of the Senate of Finland
subject assertion of Finnish sovereignty
termination of union with Russia
topic secession from the Russian Empire
year 1917

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Grand Duke of Finland officeAbolishedFollowing Finnish Declaration of Independence
P. E. Svinhufvud significantEvent Finnish Declaration of Independence
Finnish Senate significantEvent Finnish declaration of independence
linked to: Finnish Declaration of Independence
Finnish Whites associatedEvent Finnish Declaration of Independence
Grand Duchy of Finland significantEvent Finnish declaration of independence
linked to: Finnish Declaration of Independence
Independence Day of Finland commemorates Finnish Declaration of Independence
Soviet–Finnish border establishedAfter Finnish Declaration of Independence