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Arms Stretched Over The Baltic
Published torsdag 22 januari 2009 kl 14.37
Finnish President Tarja Halonen and Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf at the gala dinner at Stockholm palace marking the anniversary
Celebrations continue marking this is as the 200th anniversary of the divorce between Sweden and Finland after 600 years of marriage.
High-level visits across the Baltic Sea, seminars, cultural happenings and Finnish-Swedish sports events are being complimented by the issuing of a special Swedish coin and Swedish stamps honouring the anniversary.
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