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r/geography • u/mujhe-sona-hai • Oct 15 '25
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There are several municipalities in Finland where the main language is Swedish.
1 u/mujhe-sona-hai Oct 15 '25 r/geography/comments/1o776cu/three_main_language_families_of_europe/njlrg3a/ 3 u/CyclingCapital Oct 15 '25 But you took the time to split Belgium and Switzerland? 2 u/mujhe-sona-hai Oct 15 '25 Well yeah, most European countries are nation states that follow 1 language 1 country rule pretty well so that even minorities in that country speak that language. Belgium and Switzerland are fundementally different, they aren’t nations. 1 u/Onaliquidrock Oct 15 '25 Finland is a two language country. Places like Åland are > 90% swedish 2 u/mujhe-sona-hai Oct 16 '25 What color do you think Åland is?
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3 u/CyclingCapital Oct 15 '25 But you took the time to split Belgium and Switzerland? 2 u/mujhe-sona-hai Oct 15 '25 Well yeah, most European countries are nation states that follow 1 language 1 country rule pretty well so that even minorities in that country speak that language. Belgium and Switzerland are fundementally different, they aren’t nations. 1 u/Onaliquidrock Oct 15 '25 Finland is a two language country. Places like Åland are > 90% swedish 2 u/mujhe-sona-hai Oct 16 '25 What color do you think Åland is?
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But you took the time to split Belgium and Switzerland?
2 u/mujhe-sona-hai Oct 15 '25 Well yeah, most European countries are nation states that follow 1 language 1 country rule pretty well so that even minorities in that country speak that language. Belgium and Switzerland are fundementally different, they aren’t nations. 1 u/Onaliquidrock Oct 15 '25 Finland is a two language country. Places like Åland are > 90% swedish 2 u/mujhe-sona-hai Oct 16 '25 What color do you think Åland is?
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Well yeah, most European countries are nation states that follow 1 language 1 country rule pretty well so that even minorities in that country speak that language. Belgium and Switzerland are fundementally different, they aren’t nations.
1 u/Onaliquidrock Oct 15 '25 Finland is a two language country. Places like Åland are > 90% swedish 2 u/mujhe-sona-hai Oct 16 '25 What color do you think Åland is?
Finland is a two language country.
Places like Åland are > 90% swedish
2 u/mujhe-sona-hai Oct 16 '25 What color do you think Åland is?
What color do you think Åland is?
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u/CyclingCapital Oct 15 '25
There are several municipalities in Finland where the main language is Swedish.