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Not widely known about here where we can't let another anniversary go by without another bloody flypast and nostalgia fest.

We wallow in the past because we can't bear the present and don't think about the future.

What proportion of the Finnish population did all those deaths represent, btw?

by ChrisCook (cojockathotmaildotcom) on Fri Jun 15th, 2007 at 06:00:34 AM EST
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If I recall correctly, the population was in the 3.5 - 4 million range (Wikipedia seems to agree). For comparison's sake, there's about 5.2 million of us today.
Certainly some in-the-past-wallowing going on here as well, there are some who clamour for returning the lost territories to Finland. It's a rather small minority without any significant political support, though.

"The basis of optimism is sheer terror" - Oscar Wilde
by NordicStorm (michael<-at->sturmbaum.net) on Fri Jun 15th, 2007 at 06:21:36 AM EST
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So c. 2.5% loss.

Still, bringing home all the dead may have been an easier job than for countries with fallen in the hundreds of thousands or in the millions.

*Traitor*, n.
A benighted individual who perceives an illusory distinction between serving his nation and abetting the criminals who govern it.

by DoDo on Thu Jun 28th, 2007 at 06:38:57 AM EST
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