1953 The labour camp at the iron mills in Värtsilä was abolished
1978 Korean Air Boeing-707 was forced down
1834 The license for building the first saw-mill in the Värtsilä village was obtained
1934 Treaty between the USSR and Finland of non-aggression and pacific settlement of disputes was extended to 1945
1938 Andrew Bekman (1938-1998) was born 1948 The Agreement of Friendship, Coöperation, and Mutual Assistance between The USSR and The Republic of Finland was signed 1993 The officail anthem of...
1998 The Lutheran church in Sortavala sanctified
1809 Alexander I issued the manifesto to all inhabitants of Finland
1940 Karelian Autonomous SSR was reorganized to the Karelian-Finnish SSR