TY - T1 - Catching up through comparison : The making of Finland as a political unit, 1809–1863 SN - / UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10138/336214 T3 - A1 - Kurunmäki, Jussi Antero; Marjanen, Jani A2 - PB - Y1 - 2021 LA - eng AB - The creation of Finland as a grand duchy within the Russian Empire in 1809 opened up the question of what Finland was, in fact. Comparing Finland synchronously with other countries and diachronically with itself before and after its elevation into a grand duchy gained temporal features in which its level of development was assessed. Such temporal comparisons during the first half of the 19th century were used to shape Finland as a political unit, as they facilitated assessment of which parts of ... VO - IS - SP - OP - KW - Finland; comparison; nation; nineteenth century; state; synchronization; 6121 Languages; 615 History and Archaeology N1 - PP - ER -