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Semi-protected edit request on 2 July 2024

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Please change this: According to the 2012 constitution, the president (currently Sauli Niinistö) leads foreign policy in cooperation with the government…

To this: According to the 2012 constitution, the president (currently Alecx Stubb) leads foreign policy in cooperation with the government, 2A00:23C6:E09B:DC01:E90F:3F7D:CF8E:3658 (talk) 11:56, 2 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done Geardona (talk to me?) 18:22, 2 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Full independence

Is there a reason why every instance of "independence" was changed to "full independence"?[1] I keep seeing this being changed in other articles, including referring to the Grand Duchy of Finland as "an autonomous state ruled by the Russian Empire". Personally I do not see the point of changing this to "full independence". Mellk (talk) 12:08, 7 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Request to add

under the section Finland#Media and communications.

42.60.108.206 (talk) 11:40, 10 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done Have added, although that article is currently not very complete. Martinevans123 (talk) 12:13, 10 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Got Karjalan sissit?

This has been tagged as not notable and lacking references, but oddly it is not marked as being related to this project. Please fix this issue. Bearian (talk) 05:33, 13 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I added it to WikiProject Finland. Somebody who has experience with WP:NMUSIC might want to take a look whether it should be AfD'd. Btw, this is not the project talk page. Jähmefyysikko (talk) 06:15, 13 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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+== Semi-protected edit request on 2 July 2024 ==
-== “long protocol name” ==
+{{edit semi-protected|Finland|answered=yes}}
-Note 2 in the article mentions that only legislation recognizes the short name, which I'm guessing is just “FI: Suomi|SV: Finland” (EN: Finland). So, where does the name “Republic of Finland” even come from if legally it's just Finland?!
+Please change this: According to the 2012 constitution, the president (currently Sauli Niinistö) leads foreign policy in cooperation with the government…
-Is it in the constitution? Government buildings? A plaque in downtown Helsinki? Because the article claims it as the official name. -- '''[[User:sion8|sion8]] <sup>[[Special:Contributions/Sion8|Contributions]] &#124; [[User talk:sion8|Tᴀʟᴋ ᴘᴀɢᴇ]]</sup>''' 22:18, 7 October 2023 (UTC)
+To this: According to the 2012 constitution, the president (currently Alecx Stubb) leads foreign policy in cooperation with the government, [[Special:Contributions/2A00:23C6:E09B:DC01:E90F:3F7D:CF8E:3658|2A00:23C6:E09B:DC01:E90F:3F7D:CF8E:3658]] ([[User talk:2A00:23C6:E09B:DC01:E90F:3F7D:CF8E:3658|talk]]) 11:56, 2 July 2024 (UTC)
+:{{done}}<!-- Template:ESp --> [[User:Geardona|Geardona]] ([[User talk:Geardona|talk to me?]]) 18:22, 2 July 2024 (UTC)
+== Full independence ==
-:As you say, it's the "long protocol name", kind of conventional expression used, e.g., in international treaties. Such treaties have their own terminology, like saying that the signatories are "high contracting parties". It's simply wrong to say that "Republic of Finland" is the official name. The only official names are ''Suomi'' and ''Finland''. You can read the Constitution of Finland [https://www.finlex.fi/fi/laki/kaannokset/1999/en19990731.pdf here]. However, there is a long-standing tradition of calling such descriptive names the "official names" and in some countries they may be the official ones. --[[User:Surfo|Surfo]] ([[User talk:Surfo|talk]]) 08:26, 9 October 2023 (UTC)
+Is there a reason why every instance of "independence" was changed to "full independence"?[https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Finland&diff=prev&oldid=1191877013] I keep seeing this being changed in other articles, including referring to the Grand Duchy of Finland as "an autonomous state ruled by the Russian Empire". Personally I do not see the point of changing this to "full independence". [[User:Mellk|Mellk]] ([[User talk:Mellk|talk]]) 12:08, 7 August 2024 (UTC)
-== Map of Europe appears to be a map of the EU ==
+== Semi-protected edit request on 10 September 2024 ==
-The map of Finland in Europe shows Norway and the UK as grey whereas one would think that they are actually part of Europe (even if they are not part of the EU).
+{{edit semi-protected|Finland|answered=yes}}
-Suggest correcting this in some fashion (change name to map of the EU or change the map to an actual map of Europe). [[User:Lulien|Lulien]] ([[User talk:Lulien|talk]]) 04:37, 4 January 2024 (UTC)
+Request to add {{Main|Mass media in Finland}} under the section [[Finland#Media and communications]].
+[[Special:Contributions/42.60.108.206|42.60.108.206]] ([[User talk:42.60.108.206|talk]]) 11:40, 10 September 2024 (UTC)
-== Semi-protected edit request on 11 January 2024 ==
+:{{done}} Have added, although that article is currently not very complete. [[User:Martinevans123|Martinevans123]] ([[User talk:Martinevans123|talk]]) 12:13, 10 September 2024 (UTC)
-{{Edit semi-protected|Finland|answered=yes}}
-In the third paragraph in the "Geography" section, the following:
+== Got [[Karjalan sissit]]? ==
-* ''"However, in the northern regions, including areas bordering the Scandinavian Mountains, the terrain features mountainous elevations. '''Making Halti at 1,324 metres (4,344 ft) the highest point in Finland.'''"''
+This has been tagged as not notable and lacking references, but oddly it is not marked as being related to this project. Please fix this issue. [[User:Bearian|Bearian]] ([[User talk:Bearian|talk]]) 05:33, 13 December 2024 (UTC)
+:I added it to WikiProject Finland. Somebody who has experience with [[WP:NMUSIC]] might want to take a look whether it should be AfD'd. Btw, this is not the project talk page. [[User:Jähmefyysikko|Jähmefyysikko]] ([[User talk:Jähmefyysikko|talk]]) 06:15, 13 December 2024 (UTC)
-Should be changed to something like:
-* ''"However, in the northern regions, including areas bordering the Scandinavian Mountains, the terrain features mountainous elevations. '''At 1,324 metres (4,344 ft), Halti is the highest point in Finland.'''"''
-This fixes the second sentence (in bold) to not incorrectly start with a verb. [[User:Splasse|Splasse]] ([[User talk:Splasse|talk]]) 06:09, 11 January 2024 (UTC)
-:{{done}}<!-- Template:ESp --> thank you!  [[User:Staraction|<span style="color: #e6e600">Star</span><span style="color: purple">action</span>]] ([[User_talk:Staraction|<span style="color: #e6e600">talk</span>]] &#124; [[Special:Contributions/Staraction|<span style="color: purp">contribs</span>]]) 02:39, 12 January 2024 (UTC)
-== Estonia is not Finland's neighbour ==
-There is a sea between them. Like The UK is not USAs neighbour, or Libya Italy's neighbour [[User:Uslager|Uslager]] ([[User talk:Uslager|talk]]) 15:00, 6 February 2024 (UTC)
-:UK is often seen as France's neighbour? I don't think countries have to be adjacent with a land border. [[User:Martinevans123|Martinevans123]] ([[User talk:Martinevans123|talk]]) 15:21, 6 February 2024 (UTC)
-:: Indeed. Neighbouring countries can either share a border or be visible from each other. The latter is the case here. -- [[User:Valjean|Valjean]] ([[User talk:Valjean|talk]]) ('''''[[Help:Notifications|<span style="color:#0bf">PING me</span>]]''''') 20:22, 24 February 2024 (UTC)
-:Don't their territorial waters meet halfway across the [[Gulf of Finland]]?? [[User:Martinevans123|Martinevans123]] ([[User talk:Martinevans123|talk]]) 20:43, 24 February 2024 (UTC)
-:: I think you're right, but I am not an expert on the topic. Here are some sources:
-::* https://iilss.net/maritime-boundaries-between-finland-and-estonia/
-::* https://www.baltictimes.com/mep_madison__estonian__finnish_territorial_waters_should_be_restored_to_maximum_breadth/
-::* [[Baltic Sea]]
-:: [[User:Valjean|Valjean]] ([[User talk:Valjean|talk]]) ('''''[[Help:Notifications|<span style="color:#0bf">PING me</span>]]''''') 20:54, 24 February 2024 (UTC)
-:::Australia and New Zealand are commonly described as neighbours. They are 1500 kilometres apart across the Tasman Sea. (Really part of the Pacific Ocean.) It helps that they are very similar culturally and linguistically. Australia is geographically closer to three other nations, but they are less culturally similar, and less often described as neighbours. [[User:HiLo48|HiLo48]] ([[User talk:HiLo48|talk]]) 22:14, 24 February 2024 (UTC)
-== Greeting ==
-how are you [[Special:Contributions/197.248.201.103|197.248.201.103]] ([[User talk:197.248.201.103|talk]]) 11:55, 28 March 2024 (UTC)