Helsingin Sanomat wrote on the 16th of December, 1905:
>Finnish enthusiasm in Japan.
>A Finnish sailor, who has sailed the waters of Japan for a couple of years, recently brought home a whole collection of Japanese jewellery upon his return. Their fine craftsmanship demonstrates an astonishingly high level of artistic sense. However, what amused the Finns the most was a Finnish coat of arms embroidered on black silk cloth, which was also purchased from a Japanese shop. On the blue (!) background of the coat of arms stands a lion, which, symbolised in the Asian manner, somewhat resembles a dragon. On both sides of the coat of arms, blue and white flags flutter, and above it, in clear Finnish, it reads: Long live Finland! (Eläköön Suomi!)
The war between Russia and Japan had ended only a couple of months earlier, and the Japanese Fennophilia was likely linked to the desire to support separatism within the enemy’s ranks. The Japanese had, among other things, financed an arms smuggling operation to Finland in September 1905 on the ship [SS John Grafton](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_John_Grafton).
Very cool
Ye olde finnaboo 🥲
The Japanese have always had a warm relationship with us. They solved the crucial Åland question to our favor and helped to animate our national treasure the Moomins
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Helsingin Sanomat wrote on the 16th of December, 1905:
>Finnish enthusiasm in Japan.
>A Finnish sailor, who has sailed the waters of Japan for a couple of years, recently brought home a whole collection of Japanese jewellery upon his return. Their fine craftsmanship demonstrates an astonishingly high level of artistic sense. However, what amused the Finns the most was a Finnish coat of arms embroidered on black silk cloth, which was also purchased from a Japanese shop. On the blue (!) background of the coat of arms stands a lion, which, symbolised in the Asian manner, somewhat resembles a dragon. On both sides of the coat of arms, blue and white flags flutter, and above it, in clear Finnish, it reads: Long live Finland! (Eläköön Suomi!)
The war between Russia and Japan had ended only a couple of months earlier, and the Japanese Fennophilia was likely linked to the desire to support separatism within the enemy’s ranks. The Japanese had, among other things, financed an arms smuggling operation to Finland in September 1905 on the ship [SS John Grafton](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_John_Grafton).
Very cool
Ye olde finnaboo 🥲
The Japanese have always had a warm relationship with us. They solved the crucial Åland question to our favor and helped to animate our national treasure the Moomins
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