@atreju #9361959 The comic strip takes place a little after Finland got independent from Russia. During the 1800s Finland and Sweden grew apart from one another (Finland used to be an integrated part of Sweden before 1809). That process was beneficial to Russia and so it was aided by eg. moving the capital from Turku to Helsinki which is further away from Stockholm and closer to Moscow. Mostly Finland's new attitude towards Sweden is because of the nationalist movement in the 1800s (eg. the issue about which language should be official in Finland caused some tensions) which had little to do with Russia. Åland is definitely exaggerating when he's talking about "brainwashing".
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@atreju #9361959 The comic strip takes place a little after Finland got independent from Russia. During the 1800s Finland and Sweden grew apart from one another (Finland used to be an integrated part of Sweden before 1809). That process was beneficial to Russia and so it was aided by eg. moving the capital from Turku to Helsinki which is further away from Stockholm and closer to Moscow. Mostly Finland's new attitude towards Sweden is because of the nationalist movement in the 1800s (eg. the issue about which language should be official in Finland caused some tensions) which had little to do with Russia. Åland is definitely exaggerating when he's talking about "brainwashing".