Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p "Greater Finland (Finnish: Suur-Suomi Swedish: Storfinland) is an irredentist and nationalist idea which emphasized territorial expansion of Finland in the context of pan-Fennicism. The most coined version of Greater Finland was thought to be limited by natural borders encompassing the territories inhabited by Finns and Karelians, ranging from the White Sea to Lake Onega and along the Svir River and Neva River – or, more modestly, the Sestra River – to the Gulf of Finland. Some proponents also included the Kola Peninsula (as part of a natural border), Finnmark (in Norway), Torne Valley (Sweden), Ingria (around Leningrad) and Estonia.The idea of Greater Finland gained popularity and influence rapidly in 1917, and lost its ground and support after World War II and the Continuation War."@en }
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- Greater_Finland abstract "Greater Finland (Finnish: Suur-Suomi Swedish: Storfinland) is an irredentist and nationalist idea which emphasized territorial expansion of Finland in the context of pan-Fennicism. The most coined version of Greater Finland was thought to be limited by natural borders encompassing the territories inhabited by Finns and Karelians, ranging from the White Sea to Lake Onega and along the Svir River and Neva River – or, more modestly, the Sestra River – to the Gulf of Finland. Some proponents also included the Kola Peninsula (as part of a natural border), Finnmark (in Norway), Torne Valley (Sweden), Ingria (around Leningrad) and Estonia.The idea of Greater Finland gained popularity and influence rapidly in 1917, and lost its ground and support after World War II and the Continuation War.".