Finland - The Finnish Maiden is older than the Finnish nation. She was devised to represent the longed-for national independence in the century, when Finland was still a Grand Duchy in the Russian Empire.
Finland - The Finnish Maiden is older than the Finnish nation. She was devised to represent the longed-for national independence in the century, when Finland was still a Grand Duchy in the Russian Empire.
The Maiden of Finland on the wall of the Finnish embassy in Tokyo. In fact, the embassy did an art contest where people depicted the Finnish Maiden (Suomi-Neito) in art, and about 35 pieces were submitted. This was the winning piece.
