Petsamo 1920–1940: Rhetoric of Colonialism and Finnishness

Abstract In 1920, Finland obtained a corridor to the Arctic Ocean, a land area that, until then, had been part of Russia. Petsamo, as the corridor was named in Finnish, was part of Finland from 1920 to 1944. As a new territorial acquisition, Petsamo raised expectations and was projected as a potenti...

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Published in:Journal of Finnish Studies
Main Author: Stadius, Peter
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: University of Illinois Press 2021
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.5406/28315081.24.1.2.07
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