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Finnish society in the 1960s

Finnish society in the 1960s. We are responsable for the Future !. NEW BORDERLINES WITH USSR 400 000 HOMELESS FINNISH CITIZENS. After defeat in the World War II. ne. Northern Europe in November 1939.

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Finnish society in the 1960s

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  1. Finnishsociety in the 1960s

  2. Weareresponsable for the Future!

  3. NEW BORDERLINES WITH USSR • 400 000 HOMELESS FINNISH CITIZENS After defeat in the World War II ne

  4. Northern Europe in November 1939 Areas ceded by Finland to the Soviet Union following the Moscow Armistice 1944

  5. Constructing new residentalareas to the evacuatedfamilies

  6. Finnish war reparations to the Soviet Union worth US$ 300,000,000 in gold at 1938 prices

  7. In the beginning of the ’60s livingstandardwasquitemodest

  8. from countryside to urbanindustrialsociety Harvestingpotatoes in the’60s

  9. Finnsliving in towns1960 38%1970 51%

  10. Massmigration to Sweden

  11. Recovery of the Economy Revolvedaroundshipwrighting. Cargoships Cruise liners

  12. Export to the SovietUnion Import from Germany Ice breakers

  13. Currencychanges • 1963: 0’s geterasedfrom Marks (mark) => Pence (pennit) areintroduced • 2001: Currencychanges to Euro

  14. Largeage-classatschool-> Schools are full.

  15. The schoolsystemwasdeveloped and nowwehave the bestschoolsystem in the world (PISA).

  16. Student protests started in France and they spread to Finland.

  17. Finnishforeignpolicy in the '60s Urho Kekkonen was the president from1956 to 1982. Main principles: goodrelationships with the Soviet Union, Nordicco-operation and politicalneutrality.

  18. Harro Koskinen, Evil case, 1968 Crisis in Czechoslovakia1968

  19. The War in Vietnam Peace march in Helsinki, Finland in 1969 against the war in Vietnam.

  20. Solidarity

  21. Finnslovedancingindoors and outdoors

  22. Chain SchottischeLetkis Jenka In the middle of the 60’s: Chain Schottische and Katri Helena Chain Schottischespread to the world.

  23. In the middle of the 60’s Particularlyyoungstudentspreferred: Beatles, Rolling Stones And ownfinnish rock and pop bands Topmost, Sounds, Sharks, Danny, Kirka, Johnny

  24. … In the middle of the ’60s Folk- music: Hootenanny Trio, FourCats etc. Politicalsongs: AgitProp, Hector

  25. Fashion in the ’60s

  26. Bell-bottomedtrousers 60’s Marimekko skirt

  27. ’’Beyourself’’ ’’Everythingfits’’

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