Finnish Declaration of Independence
ADOPTED BY THE PARLIAMENT OF FINLAND ON 6 DECEMBER 1917
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The Finnish Declaration of Independence (; ; ) was adopted by the Parliament of Finland on 6 December 1917. It declared Finland an independent nation, ending its autonomy within Russia as the Grand Principality of Finland, with reference to a bill simultaneously delivered to the Parliament to make Finland an independent republic instead.