Detailed information on the history of the Finno-Ugric people

The territory of Finland has been inhabited by primitive humans since 10,000 years ago. The earliest inhabitants are thought to have been the original Lapps, who created an early Neolithic culture in the middle of the 4000s BC. In the middle of 4000 BC, they created an early Neolithic culture. By 3000 BC, there were also primitive Finns moving in. Some of the primitive Lapps were forced to move north, and some were gradually assimilated by the primitive Finns. Later, a few Baltic and Slavic tribes moved across the sea from the south to southern Finland and gradually mixed with the original Finns. However, the direct ancestors of the modern Finns entered Finland from the southern shores of the Baltic Sea and Lake Ladoga in the early years of the Common Era. By the 8th century they had spread over most of Finland, mixing with the original inhabitants to form three major tribal confederations, namely the Suomi in the southwest, the Hame in the center and the Karelians in the southeast. On this basis, the Finnish people developed into a unified nation in the 14th century. in the middle of the 12th century, the Finnish society was still at the end of the primitive communal system, and had not yet established a unified state, when they were invaded by the Swedes. in 1155, under the pretext of spreading Christianity among the Finnish pagans, the Swedes gradually annexed the territory of Finland. in 1581, Finland became a duchy under the rule of Sweden; after the Russo-Swedish War of 1809, it was annexed again. After the Russo-Swedish War in 1809, Finland became a Grand Duchy under Russian rule, with the Tsar as Grand Duke of Finland. In December 1917, Finland became independent.

The Finns have been under Swedish and Russian rule for a long time, and their economy and culture have been influenced by the two countries, but in many ways they still maintain their own national characteristics; in the mid-16th century, they created their own script, which was used to carry out primary education, and by the middle of the 19th century, the Finnish language was used in the teaching of the higher education institutions. In recent years, there has been rapid economic and cultural development, and nine years of compulsory education has been universalized throughout the country, with no illiteracy. Originally a country of agriculture and animal husbandry, since the Second World War, industry has developed rapidly, and is now one of the world's leading exporters of paper, pulp, paper-making machinery, ships and forestry machinery. People's lives are getting better and better, and per capita income is among the highest in the world.