04-11-2007, 07:31 AM
Quote:We, the Swedes and Norwegans, have treated them and the Suomilänen (Verilis, sp?) (Finns) quite bad in the past so the pride in what they have managed to keep is rather great.Martin, it was a blessing that Sweden connected us to the western europe in the middle ages! Oh what a disappointment it was for me to learn as a kid that there were no grand scale fighting/major battles between us, only quite boring gradual assimilation :wink: ... Then again, I quess the Saami people were treated quite bad by the swedes, norwegians and the finns ...