id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt en-wikipedia-org-7137 Finnish literature - Wikipedia .html text/html 2887 407 65 The earliest texts in Finland were written in Swedish or Latin during the Finnish Middle Age (ca. After becoming a part of Russian Empire in early 19-th century the rise in education and nationalism promoted public interest to folklore in Finland and resulted in increase of literary activity in Finnish language. After becoming a part of Russian Empire known as the Grand Duchy of Finland in early 19-th century the rise in education and nationalism promoted public interest to folklore in Finland and resulted in increase of literary activity in Finnish language. Swedish-language literature[edit] Even after the establishment of Finnish as the primary language of administration and education, Swedish remained important in Finland. During the early 20th century, the Swedish-language modernism emerged in Finland as one of the most acclaimed literal movements in the history of the country. ./cache/en-wikipedia-org-7137.html ./txt/en-wikipedia-org-7137.txt