Course code

AIE7013.HT

old course code

AIE7013

Course title in Estonian

Eesti-soome suhted 19.-20. sajandil

Course title in English

Estonian-Finnish Relations in19-th and 20-th Century

ECTS credits

6.0

Assessment form

Examination

lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

lecturer of 2024/2025 Spring semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

Course aims

This elective subject provides an overview of the development stages of the relations between Finland and Estonia either in the sphere of (academic) cultural ties or military and foreign policy contacts.

Brief description of the course

Earlier background of relations between Estonia and Finland. National awakening and kinfolk unity based on linguistic similarities. Contacts between linguists and national figures. Estonians in Finland at the beginning of the 20th century. Estonian War of Liberation and Finland. Political relations between Finland and Estonia in the 1920-1930’s. Economic relations between Estonia and Finland during the period of independence. Kinfolk movement’s golden age: student contacts, tourism, etc. Establishment of Soviet military bases and Winter War in Finland. Estonia’s addition to the Soviet Union and Finland. Relations during German occupation. Iron Curtain period in 1944-1964. President Kekkonen restores relations between Estonia and Finland. Opening of shipping lines, fresh start for Finnish tourism in Estonia. Period of limited relations in 1965-1988. Finnish TV’s influence on Estonia. New

Learning outcomes in the course

Upon completing the course the student:
Kirjanduse lugemine kokkuleppel õppejõuga. Võimalik keskenduda mõnele perioodile vöi suhete valdkonnale.

Teacher

lektor Helena Sepp MA

Prerequisite course 1

History of Nordic Countries I (AIG6032.HT)

Study programmes containing that course

History (AIAJM/11.HT)
Teacher of History and Civic (AIAOM/11.HT)
Teacher of History and Civic (AIAOM/10.HT)
History (AIAJM/10.HT)
History (AIAJM/09.HT)
History (AIAJM/08.HT)
History (AIAJM/07.HT)
History (AIAJM/06.HT)