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Finland has at one time or another been part of the Swedish and Russian
Empires. It first gained independence from Russia in 1917. The country has 2
official languages, Finnish and Swedish, although Finnish is the first
choice as the spoken language of the vast majority of the population. Wood
and its associated products are the mainstay of the economy the principal
exports.