Metzger in Portland in Washington County, Oregon — The American West (Northwest)
Itsenainen Suomi
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Independent Finland
Photographed by Shirley A Stirling, November 30, 2024
1. Itsenainen Suomi Marker
Itsenainen Suomi
Det sjδlvstδndiga Finland
Independent Finland
December 6, 1917
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Events. A significant historical date for this entry is December 6, 1917.
Location. 45° 27.365′ N, 122° 46.07′ W. Marker is in Portland, Oregon, in Washington County. It is in Metzger. It is at the intersection of Southwest Oleson Road and SW Taylors Ferry Road on Southwest Oleson Road. This marker is on the grounds of Nordia House, Nordic Northwest's cultural center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8800 SW Oleson Rd, Portland OR 97223, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Oregon Wine Country and in the Willamette Valley. It is also on the American Pacific Coast, in the Pacific Northwest, and in the Lewis & Clark Corridor. Globally, it is in North America, the Pacific Rim, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow
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More about this marker. "Independent Finland" is inscribed on this marker in Finnish, Swedish, and English.
Regarding Itsenainen Suomi / Independent Finland. After the October Revolution, Finland declared independence from the Russian Empire, Dec. 6, 1917, This followed the Bolsheviks (led by Vladimir Lenin) taking power in Russia. (Lenin led the Bolsheviks, a far-left faction of the Russian Social-Democratic Workers' Party that aimed to establish a "Dictatorship of the Proletariat" to hold power until Russia was modernized.)
Photographed by Shirley A Stirling, November 30, 2024
2. Itsenainen Suomi Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on December 21, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 1, 2024, by Shirley A Stirling of Lacey, Washington. This page has been viewed 158 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 1, 2024, by Shirley A Stirling of Lacey, Washington. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
