FINLAND

Grand Duchy, country, Ru ia; touches Norway on N., Sweden and G. of Bothnia on W., and G. of Finland, the great E. arm of Baltic, on S. 650 m. long Swedish till 1809 surface largely lakes; and forests; agriculture, cattle; raising,/fishing, forestry L. in S.E., partly in F., is largest L. in; Europe though Ru ian F. from its history has large measure; of * Home Rule/ but relations to Ru ian Empire at present threatened with serious change cap. Helsingfors 2,305,916.