Guys, guys.. the obvious solution is that Finland gets to rule over Sweden. We'll get a totally kickass hockey team. The swedes will benifit because they finally get some ski jumpers to root for and some drinkable beer. The finns in turn will get eadible food. The power situation will even out since we got to boss Finland around for a couple of centuries, it's only fair to return the favour, after all the Finns still seem to know how to run a country where as the Swedes have forgotten how to screw in a light bulb without starting an investigation and a few extra government sponsored institutions. Oh and the swedes get rid of the idiotic monarchy. Everybody wins.
after all the Finns still seem to know how to run a country where as the Swedes have forgotten how to screw in a light bulb without starting an investigation and a few extra government sponsored institutions.
Uhhuh, you grossly underestimate our ability to mimick the bureacracy you guys have, while it could be little more easier to get things done over here we're most certainly not talking about efficient governing either.
It has been part of Finland as long as Finland has existed, League Of Nations ruled it's ours in 1921 decision after years of dispute.
It was yours only when Finland and Sweden were the same country.
Since Finland was a part of Sweden during all those years, Åland was ipso facto as much a part of Sweden as, for example, Öland. Describing this in terms of Åland never belonging to Sweden, is, mildly put, a strange way of putting things.
By the way Pepper, just out of curiousity, in which way was Åland part of Finland, back then? Was it ruled from the finnish mainland? I thought it was a separate "landskap", and not administratively tied to the Finnish mainland.
2009 could be a great draftyear for Sweden. Its early yea, but it looks promising.
ALSO!
No one is mentioning defenseman, Victor Hedman, who just played with MODO J20 team as a 14-year old. He is one of the youngest debutants in the league ever. Victor is born late in december - 1990 - and is a very very good prospect. His size is really impressive for a 14-year old kid. He is 193 cm tall (6'4.5) and weights 85 kg.
I could settle with Finland ruling us. We need to bring some finns in to teach us how to drive a car...
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Originally Posted by Riddarn
Guys, guys.. the obvious solution is that Finland gets to rule over Sweden. We'll get a totally kickass hockey team. The swedes will benifit because they finally get some ski jumpers to root for and some drinkable beer. The finns in turn will get eadible food. The power situation will even out since we got to boss Finland around for a couple of centuries, it's only fair to return the favour, after all the Finns still seem to know how to run a country where as the Swedes have forgotten how to screw in a light bulb without starting an investigation and a few extra government sponsored institutions. Oh and the swedes get rid of the idiotic monarchy. Everybody wins.
Since Finland was a part of Sweden during all those years, Åland was ipso facto as much a part of Sweden as, for example, Öland. Describing this in terms of Åland never belonging to Sweden, is, mildly put, a strange way of putting things.
I should have been more accurate in my first post, I meant Åland has never been part of Sweden as long as Finland has existed as an independent society.
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Originally Posted by Leo Naphta
By the way Pepper, just out of curiousity, in which way was Åland part of Finland, back then? Was it ruled from the finnish mainland? I thought it was a separate "landskap", and not administratively tied to the Finnish mainland.
What do you mean with "back then", to which era are you referring to?
What do you mean with "back then", to which era are you referring to?
I thought you meant that Åland was a part of Finland, when Finland was a part of Sweden, that is between the early middle ages and 1809. I was curious as to its administrative status during that period, if it was ruled as a separate "län" (county), or if it was ruled from a län in the Finnish mainland. I interpreted your other post as if Åland in some sense had a special administrative tie to the Finnish mainland.
Pääjärvi is born 1991, 14-years old and thus eligible for the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. He is 6'0 and growing and has already, despite his young age, received plenty of attention in Sweden.
Just for the record, one of my brothers hit 6'2 around the time he was 14 and only grew another inch(he did, however, get heavier)
BLASPHEMY!!! 
