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Given the nature of Hetalia, this contains things that aren’t confirmed by canon, but are confirmed by history. These are marked in small text. Headcanon is marked in italics.
Finland in Hetalia
Finland in history from around the point when I think he was born
Finland’s early history is shrouded, like a lot of Nations. His first firm memories are of Sweden, and he was taken under his control in the 12th century. Sweden brought Christianity to Finland, and in the 13th century they became part of the Kalmar Union along with the rest of the Nordics.
For a short while there was relative peace, but Sweden and Denmark began to fight in the 14th century,and when Sweden left in 1523 Finland accompanied him, and they lived together for a long time after that. Sweden decided that Finland was his wife, and despite his protests to the contrary, Sweden adjusted his clothes to fit Finland, took partial control of Latvia and Estonia for Finland’s sake, and they adopted a dog together, who they named Floweregg (thanks to Finland’s naming sense). During the Polish-Swedish wars, Finland fought along side Sweden and was disappointed in one battle when Sweden decided to retreat after Finland talked about Lithuania tricking Prussia and beating him that way. Sweden was unable to tell Finland that part of the reason he retreated was to keep Finland safe.
Finland and Sweden tried to make a ‘holiday home’ in America when the continent was first colonised, and Finland was in fact the first one to spot the new Nation who would become the USA. Finland was worried for the boy even though he never actually got close to him. In fact, when Holland took the land from him, he was more concerned for the boy than for the loss of the land, accidentally letting France and England know about him, leading to the other two Europeans finding and eventually laying claim to America (fortunately for them, Finland failed to notice the similarities between himself and the boy).
In 1809 Finland left Sweden for the first time in 600 years to become a Grand Duchy under the Russian Empire. During the 100 or so years that he was with Russia, Finnish language and Finnish culture grew, with the publication of the Kalevala in 1835. Finland declared independence on December 6th 1917 following the Russian revolution, declaring that without the monarchy the treaty that tied Finland to Russia was void. Only a few months later a brief civil war broke out, which ended with Finland becoming a presidential republic.
He was neutral during WWI, but during WWII Russia turned his eyes towards him, having reclaimed the Baltic nations. As a new independent country, Finland worked hard to defend himself, though. Of all the European countries fighting, only Finland, England and Russia never had their capitals occupied.Sweden helped as much as he could while maintaining his neutrality, taking Finland’s children and keeping them safe and providing him with what weapons and soldiers he could unofficially.
After WWII Finland was classed as a belligerent nation, and heavy war fines were imposed on him. However, unlike many, he was able to repay these years in advance, and he’s thrived in the modern age. Things are comfortable for him, and his home is generally regarded as a good place to live. He gets on well with Sweden and the rest of his family, and it's implied that he helps to look after Sealand and Ladonia at least part of the time, and Finland has been acting as Santa Claus for at least the last few years.
Finland in Hetalia
Finland in history from around the point when I think he was born
Finland’s early history is shrouded, like a lot of Nations. His first firm memories are of Sweden, and he was taken under his control in the 12th century. Sweden brought Christianity to Finland, and in the 13th century they became part of the Kalmar Union along with the rest of the Nordics.
For a short while there was relative peace, but Sweden and Denmark began to fight in the 14th century,and when Sweden left in 1523 Finland accompanied him, and they lived together for a long time after that. Sweden decided that Finland was his wife, and despite his protests to the contrary, Sweden adjusted his clothes to fit Finland, took partial control of Latvia and Estonia for Finland’s sake, and they adopted a dog together, who they named Floweregg (thanks to Finland’s naming sense). During the Polish-Swedish wars, Finland fought along side Sweden and was disappointed in one battle when Sweden decided to retreat after Finland talked about Lithuania tricking Prussia and beating him that way. Sweden was unable to tell Finland that part of the reason he retreated was to keep Finland safe.
Finland and Sweden tried to make a ‘holiday home’ in America when the continent was first colonised, and Finland was in fact the first one to spot the new Nation who would become the USA. Finland was worried for the boy even though he never actually got close to him. In fact, when Holland took the land from him, he was more concerned for the boy than for the loss of the land, accidentally letting France and England know about him, leading to the other two Europeans finding and eventually laying claim to America (fortunately for them, Finland failed to notice the similarities between himself and the boy).
In 1809 Finland left Sweden for the first time in 600 years to become a Grand Duchy under the Russian Empire. During the 100 or so years that he was with Russia, Finnish language and Finnish culture grew, with the publication of the Kalevala in 1835. Finland declared independence on December 6th 1917 following the Russian revolution, declaring that without the monarchy the treaty that tied Finland to Russia was void. Only a few months later a brief civil war broke out, which ended with Finland becoming a presidential republic.
He was neutral during WWI, but during WWII Russia turned his eyes towards him, having reclaimed the Baltic nations. As a new independent country, Finland worked hard to defend himself, though. Of all the European countries fighting, only Finland, England and Russia never had their capitals occupied.Sweden helped as much as he could while maintaining his neutrality, taking Finland’s children and keeping them safe and providing him with what weapons and soldiers he could unofficially.
After WWII Finland was classed as a belligerent nation, and heavy war fines were imposed on him. However, unlike many, he was able to repay these years in advance, and he’s thrived in the modern age. Things are comfortable for him, and his home is generally regarded as a good place to live. He gets on well with Sweden and the rest of his family, and it's implied that he helps to look after Sealand and Ladonia at least part of the time, and Finland has been acting as Santa Claus for at least the last few years.
