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1990s National team Jukka Vakkila's final season A summer 1990 practice match against Sweden preparing for the World Cup ended in a humiliating 6—1 defeat.


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The European Championship qualifier, on the other hand, went better.


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In the first game of the autumn came a 0—0 home draw against Portugal, but only a 1—1 draw came away from Malta, even in that the equaliser did not come until the 87th minute.


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In the spring, the Netherlands beat Finland 2—0 at home, but the best result of the qualifiers came in the summer of 1991, a 1—1 draw over the Netherlands.


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Malta went down 2—0 at home and Jari Litmanen scored his first A national team goal.


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A tie 1—1 was played at home with Greece, but at away Portugal were better at 1—0 and Greece were better at 1—0 in the final game of the qualifier in Athens.


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In a 1992 practice game Finland was to surprise Brazil on this home ground: the game was still 8 minutes before the end 1—1.


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Brazil eventually won 3—1, but local press admitted Jari Litmasen was the best player of the match.


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The start of the World Cup qualifier went back to the traditional pattern: a 0—3 loss to Bulgaria on their home ground.


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In the ball federation's 85th anniversary match in the summer, England thrashed Finland 2—1.


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Autumn qualification continued with a 0—1 home defeat to Sweden and a 2—1 away loss to France.


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Jukka Vakkila resigned from the position of head coach in November.


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Tommy Lindholm season Tommy Lindholm stepped into the national team's knacks for the 1993 Indian Winter Camp.


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Bulgaria beat Finland 2—0 at home in April, but Austria came away with a 3—1 win in the May qualifying game, after Austria only got their narrowing in extra time.


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The game against Israel was played 0—0 in Lahti.


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In the autumn Austria toppled Finland 3—0 in Vienna, France in Tampere 2—0 and Sweden 3—2 in Stockholm.


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The last qualifying game in November brought a 3—1 away win over Israel.


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From the group went to the continuation Sweden and Bulgaria, who appeared in the semi-finals of the 1994 World Cup.


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In the summer of 1994, Finland played reasonable training games against tough Italy and Spain, however losing 0—2 and 1—2.


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The first European Championship qualifying game in the autumn against Scotland ended in a 0—2 home defeat, the next a 0—4 away defeat to Greece, and Tommy Lindholm resigned from his position.


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Known for his regional play, Lindholm scored only four wins from his 23 country matches.


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Lindholm's second coach was succeeded as head coach Jukka Ihäläinen.


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Jukka Ihäläinen's season kicked off with a 7—0 away win over Estonia in a practice match.


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Sami Hyypia and Joonas Kolkka, who also scored his opening goal in the game.


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In November, European Championship qualification continued with a 5—0 home win over Dwarf Faroe Islands.


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Unusually late, on December 14, another lillputt was knocked down at Olympic Stadium by San Marino 4—1.


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Mixu Paatelainen scored all 4 goals for Finland.


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In late March, San Marino went down 2—0 at the away and 4—0 at the end of April the Faroe Islands at away.


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A more notable result was the 2—1 home win over Greece in the next qualifying game.


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There was a return to ground level in August when Russia claimed a 6—0 win on Finland's home turf.


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There was a 3—1 away defeat to Scotland and a 3—1 defeat of Russia in the final qualifying game.


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Finland stayed fourth in the block ahead of the Dwarves.


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In the mid-1990s, Finland was still a small-country for football: only one win came out of the eleven country matches in 1996.


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Litmanen shone with his personal contribution in the training games against France (0—2) and Turkey (1—2), but was left too alone.


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The ball federation decided to make a bigger stint and in the summer of 1996 the Danish Richard Møller Nielsen, who had led Denmark to European Championship gold in 1992, became head coach.


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Richard Møller Nielsen's season World Cup qualifier began in September 1996 with a 1—0 away loss to Hungary and a 3—2 home defeat to Switzerland in a match tinged by bad personal errors on the defensive end.


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However, 1997 was the best year in a long time.


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Finland surprised a very strong Norway at the time with a 1—1 draw in Oslo which raised hopes, but in August Norway trounced Finland 4—0 at the Olympic Stadium.


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Finland of Azerbaijan won both at home (3—0) and away (2—1).


Question: How many hat-tricks did Atik Ismail score in his career?

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In September, Finland surprised Switzerland at the away 2—1.


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The final qualifying game against Hungary for Finland would have been enough for a further qualification victory and it resulted in a 1—0 goal by Antti Sumiala in front of 31000 spectators until the ball was delivered in extra time to an unimaginable own goal and further qualification remained a dream.


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How close the World Cup was is hard to tell, because in the follow-up qualifier Hungary lost crushingly 5—0 and 7—1 to Yugoslavia.


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However, with more successful professional players, Finland's level seemed to have finally risen and in the summer of 1998 Finland sparred well with Germany (0—0) preparing for the World Cup and future world champion France (0—1).


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In the opening of the European Championship qualifier, punchy Moldova went down 3—2 at home, but came away with a 1—0 away defeat to Northern Ireland.


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The real surprise was October's 3—1 away win over Turkey, who a few days earlier had toppled Germany on their home turf.


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Finland moved to the top of the group for the winter, but in March Germany thrashed Finland 2—0.


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In the next Turkey home game, Finland moved into a 2—0 lead after just 14 minutes from the start of the game.


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Turkey, however, were clearly the better, churning even and eventually a 4—2 victory.


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The match was set in tone by a demonstration by the Kurds who rushed onto the pitch against the arrest of Abdullah Öcalan, which caused the game to be suspended for 10 minutes.


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The away game against Moldova also became a disappointing 0—0 draw, Litmanen did not play but Mikael Forssell debuted for the national team at the age of 18.


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The European Championship qualifier continued with a 2—1 home defeat to Germany.


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In the final qualifying game, Northern Ireland were nicely beaten 4—1 by Finland, which was also a farewell game for Richard Møller Nielsen.


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The pros 1990s brought the first professional pitches to emerge as profile players.


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Jari Litmanen was the first Finnish international star player.


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He finished third in the 1995 European Footballer of the Year voting.


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Sami Hyypia has captained Liverpool and made it to numerous star fielders.


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Both have additionally won the Champions League.


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Joonas Kolkka has made a long and fairly successful professional career.


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Mikael Forssell was even considered super promise as a teenager, but injuries have somewhat messed up the career.


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Other quite successful Finnish professional players include Petri Pasanen, Teemu Tainio, Mika Väyrynen, Antti Niemi and Mika Nurmela.


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Alexei Eremenko the younger has been expected to be a quality player.


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Club footballing from the 1990s clubs began to transition to professionalism and more and more players were full-time footballers, allowing clubs to train twice a day.


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However, the clubs” finances have fallen into strains, with extremely small viewership numbers for football compared to those of hockey or other Nordic football series.


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In the 1990s, the viewership average was less than 2000 in many seasons, and even in the 2000s it has not been able to raise more than 3000. Football does not make money in Finland, which Hjallis Harkimo, who had been working with FC Jokers, had to discover.


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Quite a number of clubs have become bankrupt, especially in the 21st century.


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According to a 2001 players' association survey, eight percent of league players also worked second jobs and 20 percent studied alongside playing.


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The average salary per month was 10800 marks (about 1800 euros).


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The SM-sarja changed in 1990 to the 12-team Veikkausliiga sponsored by Veikkaus.


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The best Finnish success in the history of the Eurocups was experienced when HJK qualified for the Champions League in the summer of 1998 after toppling France's Metz in a crucial qualifier.


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HJK beat Benfica at home 2—0 in the league and played out a 2—2 draw at the away, in addition, a point came from Germany's Kaiserslautern with a 0—0 draw, which were not enough to go on, however.


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At PSV Eindhoven the crowd was a record 34136.


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Since then, however, there has been little success in the Eurocups, but even medium-level European clubs have, with some exceptions, proved to be an insurmountable obstacle to draft-league teams.


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2000s National team Antti Muurinen's season The head coach became Antti Muurinen, who led HJK to the Champions League.


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Muurinen's first coterie was qualifying for the 2002 World Cup in Japan and South Korea.


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Tough Germany and England, as well as Greece and Albania, were drawn in the same block.


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Finland played the group majors, against Germany and England, reasonably good matches, yet failed to win these.


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In its home match against Germany, it already led the match 2—0 with goals from Forssell, however Germany tightened even.


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An away match in Germany again ended in a goalless draw.


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Against England, the team also played a goalless draw at home, but lost 2—1 at the away after leading the match through a goal from Aki Riihilahti.


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The 2001—02 year included a record almost one year and a ten-match losing streak, beginning with a draw against Hungary in April 2001 and ending in March 2002 with a 1—0 loss against South Korea in winter camp.


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A week after that, Finland got the best crew for a training game against Portugal on its home ground, beating it gamely with a glorious performance 4—1.


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Portugal was missing a couple of its biggest stars, but mostly it was playing with its group one.


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Jari Litmanen scored two goals and emerged as statistical number one among national team goalscorers.


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Expectations for qualification for the 2004 European Championships were high, although the block containing Italy and Yugoslavia (changed to Serbia and Montenegro in spring 2003) was again woefully tough.


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However, the opening game became a bitter disappointment, a 0—2 home defeat to Wales.


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In the next match against Yugoslavia at away Finland was gamely glorious again.


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Especially the first half has been called Finland's best ever.


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Despite dominating goals went unscored, Yugoslavia capitalised on their second-half situation and won 2—0.


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Finland's problem in the autumn qualifier was the injury to Forssell, who on the other hand showed the material was still quite thin after all.


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The following game yielded a 3—0 must-win over Azerbaizan at home.


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During the winter Italy did not give Finland any chances at home, instead winning 2—0.


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Italy also took Finland's home game 0—2 and chances for the Games had gone.


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Forssell was rehabilitated and, however, a fine 3—0 home win over Serbia-Montenegro.


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The qualifier ended in a 1—1 draw over Wales.


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Finland dropped to basket four and the qualifying group for the 2006 World Cup became extremely tough, it included the Netherlands, Czech Republic and Romania.


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The former two appeared in the semi-finals of the European Championships.


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The national team was able to block clear small lands rather painlessly, but the big ones formed as an Achilles heel.


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Finland started the qualifiers with a loss against Romania.


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Against the Netherlands, it played the first half hour of great play again and led the match with a goal from Teemu Tainio, but the Netherlands went up to a 3—1 victory anyway.


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The Czech Republic match, on the other hand, remained in the memory as a bitter defeat: Finland pulled even from a two-goal losing position and had little to win the match.


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However, in the closing moments, a header from Shefki Kuqi was rebuffed by goalkeeper Petr Čech.


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On the counter-attack that followed, the Czech Republic scored a 4—3 winning goal.


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However, Muurinen's swan song missed the home match against the Netherlands.


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The criticism levelled at him escalated into a demonstration under the match.


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The match itself again ended in Finland's crushing defeat by numbers 4—0.


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[6] After that, the Ball Association decided to relieve Muurinen of his duties and seek another coach for the rest of the qualifying matches.


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[7] Roy Hodgson's season after Muurinen's sacking, the Ball Association was facing the selection of a new coach.


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However, the appointment became a longer process than expected.


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The ball federation was surprised by the large number of applicants and eventually chose Jyrki Heliskoski as a temporary solution to take the World Cup qualifiers to the end.


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[8] Just a few weeks after Heliskoski was selected, his successor was announced as Englishman Roy Hodgson with Heliskoski continuing as assistant coach.


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[9] [10] England coach Roy Hodgson was not originally due to start at the helm of the team until August 2006.


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However, he vacated his position as coach of Norwegian club Viking Stavanger even earlier and took up the position back in January.


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The qualification group of the national team for the European Championships 2008 did not become an insurmountable obstacle, although it was challenging.


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In addition to Finland, Portugal, Poland, Serbia, Belgium, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan played in the group.


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The European Championship qualifiers began on 2 September with a convincing 1—3 win over Poland in Bydgoszcz.


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Goalscorers excelled Väyrynen and twice hit captain Jari Litmanen.


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The first home game of the qualifiers was played on 6 September in front of a full grandstand at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium.


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Against settled in World Cup 2006 fourth-placed Portugal.


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The game was another strong showing from Finland.


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A handsome goal scored early in the match by Jonatan Johansson followed on from a first-half end equaliser from Portugal's top player Nuno Gomes.


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At the start of the second half, Portugal's Ricardo Costa volleyed into the shower which opened up the chance for Finland to put pressure on the under-manned Portugal.


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However, the outcome of the match remained 1—1 to retain Finland top of the qualifying group.


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After the Portugal match, Finland's next three matches were preseason against decidedly weaker teams.


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However, already the first of those matches, an away match against Armenia played on 7 October 2006 in Yerevan, disappointing Finland as the home team managed to stretch to a goalless draw despite Finland being the dominant side.


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On 11 October, Finland took a routine victory over Kazakhstan in the away with goals 2—0.


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[11] On 15 November, Armenia was again against Armenia as Finland played their last country match of the year.


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The ball federation chose Finnair Stadium as the venue for the match, citing financial considerations and the fact that Finnari's playing platform is artificial turf, which allows to guarantee a fit field even late in the autumn.


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Match Finland won 1-0 Qualifying resumed on 28 March 2007 with an away match against Azerbaijan.


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Again, Finland's performance did not convince.


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The result was a surprising 1—0 defeat, a clamour for the European Championship Dreams.


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The setbacks continued in the highly anticipated home match against Serbia played on 2 June.


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Serbia won the match by goals 0—2, which was another tough knock for the European Championship Dreams.


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On 6 June, as a winger, Finland departed for the match against Belgium were facing a must-win win.


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The national team responded to the shout, taking a 2—0 win with goals from Jonatan Johansson and Alexei Eremenko Junior.


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Due to the Bubi rinser that flew onto the pitch during the match, “Huuhkajia” has been suggested as the national team's nickname.


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[12] Timo Walden, head of information for the national team, and Sami Terävä, Head of Communications at the Ball Federation, gave their support to the proposal, [13] and the name is now also used by YLE.


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[14] On September 8, 2007 against settled in Belgrade Serbia.


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Finland were defensive in the match but stretched to a 0—0 draw.


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[15] A few days later Poland arrived for a visit to the Olympic Stadium.


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Finland had good goalposts in the match, but again ended up with a goalless points split.


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[16] On 13 October, Belgium was up against Brussels.


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Finland scored two goals in the match, however both were dismissed as offside.


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The result was already a third consecutive 0—0 draw.


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[17] On 17 October 2007, a celebratory country match of the 100-year-old Ball Federation against Spain was played.


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The match ended in a 0—0 draw.


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[18] Spectators at the match played at the Olympic Stadium had only 11751.


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[19] The Gladiators Honour Club for distinguished former national team players was also launched in conjunction with the festive country match.


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Already earlier, Pertti Alaja had appointed Mixu Paatelainen as Honorary Ladiator.


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Leo Houtsonen, Jukka Ikäläinen, Jyrki Nieminen, Jari Rantanen and Kari Ukkonen were also selected as part of the match.


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[20] On 17 November 2007, Finland was in front of a must-win home match against Azerbaijan.


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Azerbaijan went into the match with a lead that put Finland in a difficult situation.


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However, goals from Mikael Forssell and Shefki Kuqi kept Finland's European Championship dreams alive.


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[21] In the match, Jari Litmanen returned to the playing field after a long break.


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[22] On 21 November against pitched Portugal at the away.


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To advance to the European Championships, Finland needed not only a win but also help from Poland or Kazakhstan, against whom Serbia was not allowed to take full points.


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Serbia and Poland equalised the points in the match played in Belgrade, but when Finland and Portugal were left in a 0—0 draw, Finland's dreams of the race were tapered off.


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[23] At the end of November 2007, head coach Hodgson announced that he would leave his place due to new challenges, although Ball Federation offered a follow-on contract as well.


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[24] Hodgson's Finland played a very defensive winning game, which also indicates that Finland only conceded seven goals in the 14 games of the qualifiers, the fewest in their own group.


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Similarly, Finland scored 13 goals, well fewer than runners-up Poland, Portugal and Serbia.


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[25] One of the most important events of Hogdson's time in Finnish football was the staggering development of support activities.


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At the start of qualifying, a few hundred individuals who acted poorly organised in the stands developed into a crowd of almost a thousand supporters with songs known to everyone.


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At the centre of this many ways still fragmented group are the supporters of the Finnish national team, or SMJK.


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Stuart Baxter's season On 28 January 2008 Englishman Stuart Baxter was elected head coach of the Finnish national team on a two-year contract.


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[26] The contract covers World Cup qualifiers.


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Germany, Russia, Wales, Azerbaijan and Liechtenstein were drawn in the same qualifying group as Finland.


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On 10 September 2008, Finland's first game was a home game against Germany.


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Finland led the match up to three times and were to beat Germany, but a hat-trick scored by Miroslav Klose was enough to give Germany a 3—3 draw.


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On October 11, 2008, Finland faced Azerbaijan at home.


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Finland took a routine win 1—0.


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In the last game of the year on 15 October 2008, Finland played away against Russia, ending in a bitter 0—3 loss.


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Finland then had fine wins over Wales (0—2) and Liectestein (2—1), but after this Finland lost 0—3 at home to Russia and Finland's dreams of qualifying for the Games evaporated to non-existent.


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However, the Helsinki match against Russia was made insofar as history was that there were 12000—13000 Russian football fans in the stadium.


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The previous record for away spectators was England's 3000 fans dating back to 2000.


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[27] Russian fans marching to the stadium from Senate Square along Mannerheimintie blocked traffic.


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More than a hundred riot police also arrived at the scene, but rustles between Russian and Finnish fans were nevertheless avoided, and 33 brawlers, 28 of them Russians, were taken to the brig before the game.


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During the match, a few explosive torches flew onto the running track, but no further unrest ensued after the game ended.


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[28] [27] See also List of footballers who have played A country matches for Finland national football team List of matches for Finland women's national football team List of matches of Finnish teams in football Eurocups Sources Literature The Little Giant of Football (WSOY, Helsinki, 2003) ISBN 951-0-27037-7 (sid.)


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History of Finland national football team| publisher = Siltala| year = 2015| isbn = 978-952-234-250-8}} On topic elsewhere Jari Nikkola:.


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Book review of Eerola, Antti: From Red shirts to Huuhkaji.


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History of the Finland national football team.


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Siltala, 2015.


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(Agricola book reviews 30.4.2015) Category:Finnish football Category:History of Finnish sport


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The Pico de Orizaba (or Citlaltépetl) is the highest mountain in Mexico and the third highest mountain in North America.


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[1] The volcano is currently in hibernation but not definitively extinguished; the last eruption occurred in 1846, earlier in 1687, 1613, 1569, 1566 and 1545.


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[2] F. Maynard and William F. Raynolds conquered the mountain in 1848.


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[3] See also List of greatest prominences List of highest points of countries Sources Category:Volcanoes of Mexico Category:Mountains of North America


Question: When did Ron Howard win his first Oscar?

Ron Hard

Ronald William “Ron” Howard (born March 1, 1954 in Duncan, Oklahoma) is an American film director, actor, and producer.


Question: When did Ron Howard win his first Oscar?

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[1] Career Acting career Howard began his acting career as a child in the 1950s.


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His best known role as a child actor was the role of Opie Taylor in the popular situation comedy series The Andy Griffith Show, which aired from 1960 to 1968.


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He also guest-starred in many other television series and also appeared in both television and theatrical films.


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In the creator records of series and films, his name was noted at the time as “Ronny Howard”.


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[1] [2] Howard's most famous role work as an adult is the role of Richie Cunningham in the 1970s blockbuster series Days of Happiness.


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Howard starred in series regulars from 1974 until 1980, when he left the series to focus on his directorial career.


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However, he visited the series a few times in the following years as well.


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The best-known film in which Howard has a major role is Svengigang '62 (American Graffiti), directed by George Lucas, from 1973, in which his role person is Steve Bolander.


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[1] [2] [3] Directorial Career The first feature-length film directed by Howard is a low-budget action comedy The Great Car Blowing (Grand Theft Auto) which premiered in 1977, in which Howard himself played the role of the male protagonist, Sam Freeman.


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After a major car blowout, he directed a few television films and in 1982 was the turn of the next theatrical film when the comedy film Night Shift (Night Shift), starring Michael Keaton and Henry Winkler, premiered.


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[1] [4] In his later career, Howard has directed several very successful films, including the romantic comedy Splash, which starred Tom Hanks and Daryl Hannah, the science fiction film Cocoon — The Fountain of Youth (Cocoon), which received Oscars for visual effects and male cast (Don Ameche), and among others Starred by Hanks, Kevin Bacon and Bill Paxton, Apollo 13, which received nine Oscar nominations and won two awards, for recording and cutting.


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For Howard, Apollo 13 brought a Best Directing Golden Globe nomination.


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In 2002, Howard received the Best Directing Oscar for the drama film A Beautiful Mind (A Beautiful Mind) and was also nominated for a BAFTA Award and Golden Globe, among others.


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The film also received Best Film, Best Supporting Actor (Jennifer Connelly) and Best Adapted Screenplay Oscars.


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Howard was nominated for the Best Directing Oscar for the second time in 2009 for the film Frost/Nixon, but missed out on the award at the time.


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[1] [5] [6] [7] [8] In 2006, “The Da Vinci Code” (“The Da Vinci Code”), directed by Howard, was premiered, based on Dan Brown's novel of the same name.


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Made on a budget of US$125 million, the film was the second most-watched film of 2006 worldwide and grossed over US$758 million in its theatrical run.


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Howard also directed the film's sequel Angels and Demons (Angels & Demons), which appeared in 2009.


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[1] [9] Producer Along with directing, Howard has also worked as a film and television producer.


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In 1986, with Brian Grazer, he founded the production company Imagine Entertainment.


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The company has produced many films by Howard and other creators, as well as television series 24, Felicity and Sukubug, among others.


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He also served as the narrator voice in Sukuvia.


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[1] [2] Private life Howard has been married to Cheryl Howard (o.s. Alley) since 1975.


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They have four children, a daughter born in 1981, Bryce Dallas Howard, who also is an actress, twin daughters born in 1985, as well as a son born in 1987.


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[1] Howard's father Rance Howard and brother Clint Howard are both actors.


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His mother, Jean Speegle Howard, who died in 2000, was also an actress.


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They have also starred in many films directed by Ron Howard.


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[1] Filmography as director The Great Car Blow (Grand Theft Auto) (1977) Night Shift (1982) Splash (1984) Cocoon — Fountain of Youth (Cocoon) (1985) Gung Ho — Cars, Cars (Gung Ho) (1986) Willow — The Great Adventure (Willow) (1988) Family is the Best (Parenthood) (1989) Firestorm (Backdraft) (1991) Faraway Land (Far and Away) (1992) Home (The Paper) (1994) Apollo 13 (1995) Ransom — Ransom (1996) Edtv (1999) The Grinch (How the Grinch Stole Christmas) (2000) A Beautiful Mind (A Beautiful Mind) (2001) Missing (The Missing) (2003) Cinderella Man (2005) The Da Vinci Code (The Da Vinci Code) (2006) Frost/Nixon (2008) Angels & Demons (Angels & Demons) (2009) Evil Place (The Dilemma) (2011) Rush (2013) Struggle against the Sea (In the Heart of the Sea) (2015) Inferno (2016) Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) (replaced Phil Lord and Christopher Miller in the middle of production) Sources Category:US film directors Category:US actors Category:Golden Globe Award recipients Category:Best Directing Academy Award Laureates Category:Hollywood Walk of Fame Category:Daytime Emmy Award recipients Category:Born in 1954 Category:Living Persons Category:Key articles of screening Category:American child actors


Question: What does state night mean?

Reichstag of Porvoo

The Reichstag or Landdays or Lords' Days of Porvoo () was a gathering [1] of the representatives of the Finnish legislated representatives held in Porvoo by order of Emperor Alexander I of Russia in March 1809.


Question: What does state night mean?

Reichstag of Porvoo

The Finnish war was still ongoing at the time, [2] but with regard to Russia was won.


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Various interpretations have been put forward by Finnish historiographers as to whether Porvoo was the first decree Riksdag in Finnish history or the traditional landdays through which the former eight provinces of Sweden were transferred to the rule of the Russian Emperor.


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According to a Finnish constitutional interpretation that emerged later in the 19th century, the Reichstag of Porvoo established the Finnish state.


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Preparing for the Riksdag, the interim Governor-General of Finland, Göran Magnus Sprengtporten, drew up a plan for the administration of Finland, which was confirmed by the Emperor on 1 December 1808.


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The Finnish legation was already in the autumn to swear its allegiance to Emperor Alexander I in Saint Petersburg.


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It was informed that the Emperor was going to convene the Reichstag.


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Sprengtporten was tasked with preparations for the Riksdag.


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[3] On 1 February 1809, the Finnish legislators received an invitation to assemble at the Riksdag in Porvoo.


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[4] The choice of seat in the Riksdag was influenced by the fact that the Finnish war was ongoing and Turku and Hämeenlinna were located far from the Russian border.


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There had been a bad fire in Helsinki the previous year, and there were no suitable facilities for the Riksdag, as well as in Loviisa.


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Thus, the Riksdag was invited to Porvoo, in the cathedral of which the opening ceremony was held.


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The reading room of Porvoo kymnase, or high school, was used as the Reichstag.


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The priestly ordinance also worked in the Kymnase.


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The nobility and bourgeois ordinances met in the town hall and the peasant ordinance in the house of Lamanni Orraeus.


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[5] Events in the Riksdag The emperor ordered the Acts to assemble in March 1809 in Porvoo according to the Swedish Reichstag.


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The Acts swore their allegiance to the Emperor, who in turn affirmed that he would uphold constitutional rights and annexed “Finland among the nations”.


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[6] Oath and affirmation formed a lordship agreement and legal tradition inherited from the Middle Ages.


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Alexander I issued his sovereign assurance on March 29, 1809.


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Finland was allowed to keep its old laws, creeds and privileges, [6] and was not directly annexed to Russia, but was formed into an autonomous Grand Duchy with the Emperor of Russia as Grand Duke.


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The constitutions of Finland were the laws of Gustav III, in which the monarch enjoys great privileges.


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However, now Finland was created its own separate administration.


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[7] The Riksdag confirmed the ruler's representations on the governance of Finland.


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The Finnish war facility remained as it was, the money became a Russian silver ruble, the tax revenue collected from Finland would be used for the benefit of the country.


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The legislators placed their candidates in the first cabinet of governors.


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[6] Konselj's name was later changed to the Senate of Finland.


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[7] The acts also made their own motions and pleas on issues such as repairing the damage caused by war, enhancing administration, the status of the Swedish language, resolving the shortage of priests, the development of a school facility and improving medical practice.


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[8] The Reichstag was fought until July, when the Emperor returned to finish them.


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The next time the Riksdag met only after Alexander II called the Finnish Regulations to the Riksdag in Helsinki in 1863.


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The long inter-Riksdag period is referred to as “state night” and “time of officialdom”.


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The running affairs of the Grand Duchy of Finland were handled by officials under the leadership of the Senate.


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[9] Participants in the Riksdag attended the decency as follows representatives: [5] Nobility 75 delegates, President of the Land Marshal, Count Robert Wilhelm De Geer.


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Clergy 8 representatives, Bishop of Turku Jakob Tengström Bourgeoisie 20 representatives, Speaker Kristian Trapp from Turku Peasants 31 representatives, President of the magistrate Pehr Klockars from Uusikaarlepyy of 205 families of Finnish nobility 130 missed out on costs or prudence because of.


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Sixty representatives of the nobility did not attend the opening ceremony but later showed up.


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Among the representatives of the bourgeoisie, most were merchants.


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[10] Social life On the evening of the opening day, a grand ball was held, to which the Emperor arrived in a chariot drawn by six horses through the festive lit city.


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Also attending the ball was the landlord's 18-year-old daughter Ulrika Möllersvärd, attracting the attention of the 32-year-old emperor.


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The encounter was made into mock songs.


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[11] Mika Waltari has described the supposed relationship between Möllersvärd and Alexander I in his novel Dance Over the Graves, which was made into a film in 1950.


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[12] Later interpretations, the Finns interpreted the Emperor's declaration of rulership and oath of allegiance to the enactments as a two-sided act of state, some sort of treaty of state which neither party, the Finnish people and the emperor, could unilaterally tell off.


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The Russians did not contest Finland's state status either until the end of the 19th century.


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Their interpretation sprang from the fact that the emperor had not been able to promise the Finns a status that would have been contrary to his autocracy.


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[13] Much has been disputed as to why Finland was given autonomous status in Porvoo.


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Foreign and security policy factors were clearly behind the change in Finland's position.


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Finland was conquered in order to become a Russian outpost and a western protective area of Saint Petersburg.


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[13] By means of autonomy, the Finns would be most assuredly favoured to the new ruler.


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[7] The undeveloped Russian administration also lacked administrative structures into which the corresponding Finnish bodies could have been merged.


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[13] According to Professor Osmo Jussila, it is clear that no state was established by the emperor's assurance of rulership and the oath of allegiance to the enactments.


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The oath and subsequent affirmation together formed the so-called “Lord Treaty”, which was an old tradition of exchanges of rulers dating back to the Middle Ages, rather than the modern treaty of state as it was interpreted by later Finnish legal campaigners.


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In it, the monarch and the Acts committed themselves to upholding the existing legal status.


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The grounds for this status were meant by the controversial words “constitutions” and “rights under constitutions” in the Emperor's affirmation.


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[14] Professor Jussila also points out that the French-language declaration of the Reichstag of Porvoo stated that “henceforth Finland has been placed among the nations” (désormais la Finlande est placée au rang des nations).


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For some reason, the phrase in question has been translated in Finnish historical works as “raised among nations” (see e.g. Jussila, The Great Myths of Finnish History, 2007; Zetterberg et al., Small Giant of Finnish History, 2003).


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Since the end of the 19th century, the meeting of the Ordinaries of Porvoo 1809 has been a matter of contention in both politics and historical science.


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According to Leo Mechelin, for example, the connection between Finland and Russia was only a personal union of sovereign states, but several other Finnish and especially Russian scholars have considered Finland's special status to have been based on the will of the emperor and to have been revocable.


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[15] The term “Riksdag” is well established, but today many historiographers speak of “Landtag”, a direct translation of the Swedish name “Borgå lantdag”.


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[16] It has also been pointed out that the word “riksdag”, which normally means Parliament in Swedish, could not be used, since there was no kingdom either.


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[17] Sources Literature Jussila, Osmo (2004): Grand Duchy of Finland 1809—1917.


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ISBN 951-0-29500-0.


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Jutikkala, Eino — Pirinen, Kauko (2002): History of Finland.


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ISBN 951-0-27217-5.


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Klinge, Matti (1997): Kaisarin Finland.


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ISBN 951-50-0682-1.


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), Petty Giant of Finnish History, p. 361—372.


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References on the topic elsewhere, Parliamentary Library pages Youth Parliament * Category:Key articles of screening Category:92.1 History of Finland


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This is a list of Roman emperors from the first emperor Augustus up to the last emperor of Western Rome, Romulus Augustulus, who was deposed in 476.


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The list also comprises Eastern Roman emperors until 476, after which the list continues in the list of Byzantine emperors.


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Most of the Roman emperors used the title augustus.


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A successor appointed by the emperor was usually given the title of caesar.


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In 293, Emperor Diocletian created a new system in which he divided the kingdom into two parts: each was headed by an augustus and each was subordinated by one caesar.


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[1] Juliusten-Claudiuste Ruler House Year of the Four Emperors Flaviustes' ruler family Adoptive Emperors Year of the Five Emperors and Severustes Military Emperors Gaul Empire, i.e., Gaulish Counteremperors Kingdom of Palmyra Dominate In 293, Diocletian divided the kingdom into two parts: East and West Rome.


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The new system had two emperors, entitled augustus, one in Italy and the other in Greece.


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Both emperors additionally had a junior ruler companion with the title of caesar.


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Saudi Arabia

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia or Saudi Arabia () is a state in the Middle East.


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It comprises most of the Arabian Peninsula and lies between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf.


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It is bordered by Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen.


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Saudi Arabia is an absolute monarchy ruled by a Saudi ruler family.


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Saudi Arabia is, for the most part, an arid desert and there are no year-round rivers or lakes, and only about one per cent of its acreage is cultivable.


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[1] On the other hand, the country is well known for its oil resources and has around 20% of the world's oil resources.


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Saudi Arabia is one of OPEC's founding states.


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History Early History The Arabian Peninsula has been home to hunter-gatherer peoples as early as 15,000 to 20,000 years ago.


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With the end of the Ice Age, the climate dried up, grasslands became deserts, and riverbeds dried up into vades.


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Hunting and gathering no longer supported people, farming had to be started.


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[2] Due to the climate of Ankara, settlement in the Arabian Peninsula has since been concentrated in a few oases and old towns.


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There was settlement along the Gulf coast at the same time as the ancient Egyptians and Sumerians.


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[3] Islam was born when, according to tradition, around 610, Muhammad, who was in a cave in the mountains of Mecca, saw an angel and received the first divine revelation.


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More revelations came over the years.


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Muhammad moved to Medina in the north.


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Moving (Arab.


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هجرَة, hijra, in Finnish often hidžra) occurred in 622, and from that the Islamic period begins as well.


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In Medina, the Prophet of the Poor became a statesman and warlord.


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Within a hundred years, the Islamic Empire expanded so that it stretched from Spain to China and India.


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Mecca was visited by numerous pilgrims who brought new influences to the area.


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At the same time, the Arabic language emerged as the central language of Islamic culture.


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The Islamic Empire disintegrated into several minor states in the 17th century.


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[2] The first and second Saudi states in the 18th century Mohammed ibn al-Wahhab subsequently established a Puritan faith sect known as Wahhabiism, to which the House of Saud that ruled Nejd joined as an adherent.


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The Saudis were deported to Kuwait.


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[3] [4] By 1824, the House of al-Saud had gained political power in the central parts of Arabia.


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Turki bin Abdullah Al-Saud moved the capital to Riyadh.


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[2] The Saudis conquered Mecca in 1924 and Medina in 1925.


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[4] The two states ruled by the House of Saud, which preceded the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, are designated as the first and second Saudi states.


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[2] The present Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Beginning in 1902, the Saudis set about conquering the emirates one by one.


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In 1921, the short-lived Nejd Sultanate was established in the central part of the Arabian Peninsula.


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Between 1913 and 1926, the Saudis also gained control of the Kingdom of Hijaz on the Red Sea coast, and these were merged into the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 1932.


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[3] [4] In the late 1930s, oil drilling began in the country.


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In 1960, Saudi Arabia was one of the founding countries of OPEC.


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In the 1970s, OPEC restricted oil production in Arab countries, leading to an oil crisis in Western countries.


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The oil production company Aramco passed from the Americans to the Saudis in stages between 1972 and 1980.


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[4] At the time of the Gulf War, Saudi Arabia sided with the US-led coalition, [4] causing relations with Tunisia, Libya and Algeria to deteriorate.


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[3] The first king of Saudi Arabia had reigned from 1932 to 1953, Ibn Sa'ud.


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All the kings who ruled after him have been his sons.


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[4] The first of the sons was in power Sa'ud ibn Abdilaziz, who ruled 1953—1964.


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He developed education and founded the first university in the country.


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[2] In 1964, Crown Prince Faisal ibn Abdilaziz Al Sa'ud deposed his brother.


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[4] He developed infrastructure and industry, and worked closely with other Islamic countries.


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[2] In 1975, Faisal was slain by a nephew.


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[4] Khalid ibn Abdilaziz, who ruled from 1975 to 1982, improved his country's infrastructure, and was in the process of establishing the GCC, the GCC, the GCC, a co-operation council of the GCC.


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[2] During his time there was internal unrest.


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In 1979, militants led by Juhayman al-Otaibi struck the Grand Mosque of Mecca (Masjid al-Haram).


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[4] King Khalid died of a heart attack in 1982.


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[4] He was succeeded by King Fahd.


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Fahd sought to reshape Saudi Arabia's economy to be more diverse.


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In 1987, hundreds died in Mecca when Iranian pilgrims began demonstrating there.


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[5] King Fahd carried out reforms to make the country better cope with the annual visits of millions of pilgrims to Mecca and Medina.


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He authorised the first municipal elections, which took place after his death.


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[2] In 2005, after Fahd died, Abdullah came to power.


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Saudi Arabia supported some Syrian opposition groups.


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In January 2015, he was succeeded by Salman.


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[4] Under Salman, rivalry with Iran was increasingly evident.


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In the summer of 2017, Salman unexpectedly chose Crown Prince Mohammed Mohammed bin Salman as his successor [6].


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Mohammed Salman began talking about reforming the economy, opening up to the West and diversifying, and increasing religious tolerance [7] [8] On the other hand, Mohammed Salman, with unseen arrests of opposition figures and elites, sought to carve out his political opponents before rise to power [9] [10].


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The reason for the arrests was corruption [11], according to the report.


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Fifteen of those involved in the September 11 attacks were Saudi Arabs.


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Since then, however, the country has become one of the United States' closest allies against terrorists.


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On the other hand, Al Qaeda has carried out a series of devastating attacks in the 21st century against Saudis and foreigners living in the country.


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[3] Among other things, the US consulate in Jeddah was struck in 2004.


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[12] and terrorists beheaded Paul Johnson Jr., a US resident of Saudi Arabia he kidnapped in Riyadh.


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Abdel Aziz al-Muqrin, the terrorist leader responsible for the act, was killed shortly afterwards.


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[13] In 2007, three Frenchmen living in Saudi Arabia were shot dead by terrorists.


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The Grand Mufti publicly condemned the killings. [14].


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Politics and Society Saudi Arabia is a kingdom, and the Saudi ruler family acknowledges the Wahhabite tendency of Islam.


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Saudi Arabia is an absolute monarchy: the king and his government run without the constraints of a parliament elected by the people.


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The current king is Salman.


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The line of Saudis includes thousands of members, some of whom maintain a flamboyant lifestyle.


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[15] [16] The current Crown Prince of the country is Mohammed bin Salman.


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[17] In 1992, King Fahd introduced a “basic law” that serves as some sort of constitution.


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On November 30, 2003, a 150-member consultative assembly, Majlis al-Šura, obtained the right to make draft laws and amend government motions.


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Members are appointed by the king.


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[18] Local elections were held for the first time in 2005.


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Women did not have the right to vote.


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[4] In the third local elections in 2015, women were finally entitled to vote and stand as candidates.


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However, the power of councils elected in them is very limited.


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[19] There are no legitimate political parties operating in the country.


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[3] [18] In February 2011, activists were planning a party and setting up a website for it, but they were arrested.


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[20] Very strict Islamic legislation applicable to foreigners is also in place.


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Due to the Wahhabi interpretation of Islamic law, the country's human rights record has been considered one of the worst in the world.


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A 2010 report by human rights organisation Human Rights Watch commended the king for the improvements promised over five years but hoped they would be written into legislation.


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Systematic discrimination against women continues, although at least in 2005 they won the right to work in “appropriate occupations.”


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[21] In Saudi Arabia, compliance with the law is enforced by the religious police, the mutaween.


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[22] From the perspective of Western man, the constraints imposed by society may seem severe; for example alcohol and the appearance of religions other than Islam in the public eye are strictly prohibited.


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Dance and cinemas for non-women and children are also not allowed.


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[23] [24] The first public cinemas opened after a 35-year ban in spring 2018.


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[25] There is no conscription in Saudi Arabia.


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[26] Despite Saudi Arabia's strong Islamism, religious disputes exist within the country.


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This is because there are differences between different trends in Islam.


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The extravagant lifestyle of the King House angers such Islamic circles who also regard the luxurious life as anti-Islam.


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[27] An important religious leader is the Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia.


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The current Grand Mufti serves as Abd-al-Aziz Aal ash-Shaikh.


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[28] Women's position The status of women is very weak in the country.


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Their affairs are decided largely by a male “guardian” who typically is the father or husband.


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[31] Saudi Arabia was also the last country where women were not allowed to drive, and since the 1990s women protesting the ban have been arrested.


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Also in 2011, a women's affairs activist who was driving a car was arrested.


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In September 2017, King Salman bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud imposed the right to drive for women, and it went into effect in June 2018.


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[32] [33] In February 2009, King Abdullah appointed Norah al-Fayez as the first female minister in Saudi history.


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[34] In 2011, women were granted the right to vote in local elections and may also be nominated or elected as members of the Consultative Shuria Council.


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[35] This was applied in the 2015 election.


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[19] Women and men in Saudi Arabia do not walk in public together and are not allowed to interact with each other even in signs of work unless they are spouses or close relatives.


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[36] Marrying a girl child to an adult man is permitted in Saudi Arabia if the father or guardian of the child wishes to marry.


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[37] In 2009, King Abdullah University was opened.


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It is the first university in the country where female and male students can attend the same lectures and attend the same cafeterias.


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Western diplomats have hoped the university would contribute to the transformation of Islamic State.


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[38] Use of the death penalty In 2015, 157 executions were carried out in Saudi Arabia, the highest number in 20 years.


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[39] Death sentences are most commonly carried out by public beheading, but shooting has also been used.


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Stoning is discussed in the media.


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Those who are decapitated are sedated, and their eyes are covered.


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[40] [41] The condemned may additionally be 'crucified', that is, his body placed on public display after beheading.


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[42] There are also more lenient corporal punishments, such as scraping or amputation.


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An eye or teeth may also be removed.


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[43] Often, trials ending in a death sentence are secret, and the accused may not use a lawyer.


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The basis of a conviction may be a confession obtained in connection with torture or other maltreatment.


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Minors and mentally retarded have also been convicted.


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The family of the condemned person is not always told the time of execution in advance.


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[40] A death sentence may be incurred for a number of different crimes: adultery, robbery, rape, witchcraft, blasphemy or a drug offence may be a crime worthy of a death sentence.


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Homicides can result in a death sentence, but ultimately the case is decided by the relatives of the victim, who, under Sharia laws, might impose the amount of “blood money” or amnesty they want instead of execution.


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[40] [44] Homosexual intercourse is also prohibited under the threat of capital punishment.


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However, four witnesses are needed for a conviction.


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[45] [46] Amnesty International has stated that a disproportionate proportion of those executed in Saudi Arabia are foreigners.


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[47] [40] Territorial division in Saudi Arabia is 13 provinces or emirates (mintaqat, singular — mintaqah): Al Bahah (capital Al Bahah) Al Hudud ash Shamaliyah (capital Arar) Al Jawf (capital Al Jawf) Medina (capital of Medina) Al Qasim (capital city of Buraidah) Riyadh (capital city) capital Riyadh) Al-Šarqiyya (capital of Dammam) Asir (capital of Abha) Ha'il (capital of Ha'il) Jizan (capital of Jizan) Mecca (capital of Mecca) Najran (capital of Najran) Tabuk (capital of Tabuk) The state may be further divided into several governorates.


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[48] Geography, nature and climate Saudi Arabia includes most of the Arabian Peninsula, especially the inland sandy deserts, of which the completely deserted Rub' al-Khali is the largest.


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The country covers an area of more than two million square kilometers, but a population of only 26 million.


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Only 1.7% of the land area is cultivable and the population is concentrated in coastal areas as well as oases.


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There are 2640 kilometers of coastline in Saudi Arabia.


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[18] Kravu's turning circle runs across the country.


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[49] The borders between Saudi Arabia and the UAE, Oman and Yemen run through an uninhabited desert and are undetermined, so the exact size of the land is unknown, estimates are in the range: 2149690 — 2240000km².


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The government estimate is 2217949km².


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[50] In arid Saudi Arabia consisting mostly of desert, rains are irregular and scarce.


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Temperature differences occur depending on the season and region.


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The country also has grass steppes and mountain ranges; the highest point is Jabal Sawda at 3133 metres above sea level.


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[18] Wades, part part-dried riverbeds, in Saudi Arabia are several.


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Among them are Wadi al-Hamd and Wadi al-Rummah.


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[51] There are several islands belonging to Saudi Arabia in both the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf.


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Camels are prized animals in Saudi Arabia.


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In 2007, strange deaths unexpectedly began to spread among them; harmful food eaten by animals turned out to be the likely cause of the phenomenon.


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More than 1,000 camels had time to die.


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[52] [53] [54] In the same year, the country was also hit by avian influenza.


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[55] Saudi Arabia's vegetation includes date palms and acacias.


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[56] Mecca is Islam's holiest place and the most important place of pilgrimage.


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Pilgrimage to Mecca (hadži) belongs to Muslim religious duties and is one of the five basic pillars of Islam.


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Also, Medina is the holy city of Islam.


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Non-Muslims are not allowed into these cities.


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[57] Economy The country probably accounts for about 16% of the world's known oil resources [18].


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Large fields have been discovered from 1936 to 1970, and estimates of the remaining funds have been questioned in the 2010s.


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Oil production is entirely held by Saudi Aramco, owned by the king family.


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[58] Oil imports 42% of gross national income, 87% of government revenue and 90% of exports.


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Saudi Arabia has been looking to invest in alternative industry in case oil resources run out.


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It has also planned to introduce a VAT and reduce government support in electricity, water and fuel prices.


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[18] Ghawar is the largest oil field in Saudi Arabia and also in the world, the condition of which contributes significantly to the world's oil production volume.


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[59] [60] Saudi Arabia is also rich in other natural resources: 4% of the world's gas resources, gold, iron, copper and phosphates.


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[3] However, their exploitation is limited.


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Despite the lack of water, the country sought food self-sufficiency in the 1980s and extensive irrigation systems were built on the land.


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But with wheat production priced at about four times the world price, the state has cut subsidies and encouraged farmers to switch to growing vegetables.


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The most common crops, along with cereals, are dates and vegetables.


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[3] [61] Citizens have been able to enjoy oil revenues.


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Everyone receives free education, health care and enjoys numerous other perks.


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[62] Poorer people can also get a parcel of land and a loan for building a house.


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[63] The Saudi monetary unit is the rial.


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One Saudi riyal (SAR) is divided into 100 halalas.


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[64] Traffic in Saudi Arabia is 81 aerodromes, 33 of which have a runway over three kilometres long.


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[18] Major airports include King Khalid International Airport near Riyadh, King Abdilaziz International Airport in Jeddah and King Fahd International Airport near Dammam.


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Medina Airport near Jeddah operates mainly at the time of pilgrimages.


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The national airline is Saudi Arabian Airlines.


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[65] Land transport links in and between major cities are good.


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There are almost 1400km of railway.


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Port places exist on the coasts of the Red Sea (among others in Jeddah) and the Persian Gulf: Ad Dammam, Al Jubayl, Jeddah and Yanbu al Bahr.


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[18] There are ferry services to Jeddah from Egypt and Sudan and intermittently from Yemen.


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[65] Population Distribution Saudi Arabia's population is predominantly Arab (90%); Africans and Asians make up 10% of the population.


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There are less than a hundred thousand inhabitants of Western origin.


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[3] By religion, practically all Saudi Arabians are Muslims.


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[18] Sunnis are around 95% and Shiites 5%, traditionally especially in the eastern part of the country.


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[66] A quarter of the population are foreign guest workers, making up 80% of the workforce.


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[18] Foreign workers have been said to have been subject to widespread discrimination.


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[67] Their contribution is still significant despite the Saudisation project.


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[68] Culture Saudi Arabian urbanization has occurred over a few generations.


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As recently as 1950, about 40% of the population lived as nomads, another 40% in small villages and only 20% in towns.


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In 1992, already two-thirds were urban dwellers.


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[69] The most famous cities are Mecca, the holiest city in Islam, where the Prophet Muhammad was born and received his first revelation, and Medina, the first city Muhammad was allowed to convert entirely to Islam.


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Around 2.5 million Muslims visit Mecca each year on pilgrimage.


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[70] Traditional Arab music as well as more recent Western-influenced productions are popular in Saudi Arabia.


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The traditional dance genre is ardha, which you can see, for example, at the annual Jenadriyah festival.


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Among the well-known Saudi artists are Talal al-Maddah (d. 2000) and Jawad al-Ali.


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From Saudi Arabia is the record label Rotana owned by Prince Al-Walid ibn Talal ibn Abdelaziz al-Saud [71], which has had its production released by several of the most famous musicians in the Arab world.


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There are some well-known writers from Saudi Arabia, including Raja' al-Sani', a female writer who has reaped international fame, and the late Abdul Rahman Munif.


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Turki al-Hamad, a contemporary prosaist and freethinker, has written about sensitive topics in his culture and sparked widespread outcry in conservative circles.


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His production is banned in the area, and religious leaders have landed him fatwas.


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[72] Many customs associated with Saudi Arabian cuisine have been adopted from the Bedouin tradition.


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In a number of dishes, rice, wheat, vegetables and spices are used.


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With the dishes, it is customary to enjoy traditional bread, khubzi, or kubezi.


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Chicken and lamb are eaten a lot, but pork is forbidden.


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For example, muhalabia rice pudding and Arabic cake may be enjoyed as desserts.


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Coffee drinking has a long tradition in the region.


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[73] Modern Western food culture has also spread to Saudi Arabia; numerous McDonald's fast food restaurants have opened across the country.


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[74] Alcohol consumption is completely prohibited, but non-alcoholic beer is available in the country.


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The tallest building in the country is the 302 metre high Kingdom Centre skyscraper in Riyadh.


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In the same city is the skyscraper Al Faisaliyah Center (266.9 m).