March 18, 1992
I would like to join to the European Community. So I left my application there today.
Sve left his application even earlier. He didn't tell anything about it to me or Norway (I guess not to Denmark or Iceland either) and we were a bit amazed about that... well, Norway was more like furious, because we all had agreed we will tell things like this to each other. I guess Sve had his reasons, or didn't think it was that important.
April xx, 1992
I realized something disturbing; America's world map. In it, Russia and ex-Warsaw pact countries are red, America and Nato are white, neutrals are grey, but I'm pink! Pink! America said that I need to understand that I was acting somewhat weird. And that he needed to be constantly worried that, for example, Germany or Japan will turn like me if he doesn't keep them company all the time. Pink!
May 22, 1992
Germany and France said they will support my, Sve's, and Austria's applications to the European Community.
Germany has helped me a lot with all the paper work. Well, France too, but he's more skeptical about my condition - I have awful depression right now. He would like me to wait couple years before joining. But Germany said he's sure I will make it if I just work hard and maintain a strict discipline.
June 9, 1992
Ă…land had self-government's 70-year anniversary party today.
March xx, 1993
I'm so sick... this is the worst recession I have ever had, and it has lasted already two years. I didn't even knew before this, that depression could feel this awful... And my people are somewhat resentful. I hope they will stay calm.
Estonia said, that if he could, he would would switch the situation with me at any time. He's in awful shape, but he's also hopeful.
June xx, 1993
I don't understand those people... They call themselves as Iriadamant's and say they want to examine how people can live in arctic conditions. They are dressed like native Americans and they want to live in my woods. Most of them are from France's place. They have been here already two years.
I guess their resident permit is terminated soon. There are too many weird rumours about them. I'm not sure are they true.
September 28, 1994
This is really horrible... and sad. A cruise ferry, Estonia's namesake, sunk in the Baltic sea. Hardly anyone survived.
Just as I thought it's been quite calm lately... at this corner of the world, that is. Of course there are wars, disasters, and fighting elsewhere like usually.
January 1, 1995
From now on, I'm a member of the European Union! Sve and Austria are also the newest members. At the end, Norway decided he doesn't want to join. He said he can manage on his own.
January 25, 1995
Norway told us, that Russia called and told him, that he almost started a nuclear war because of Norway. Russia thought that a Norwegian and American research rocket he saw on the radar was a nuclear missile and he was already ready to respond to it.
Only Norway can look so stoic when he tells something like that.
May 7, 1995
I can't believe it! I won! Ha ha ha! I won! I won gold in the Ice Hockey World Championships! I guess I'm going to celebrate this at least this whole week. A Month! A Year! The rest of my life!
March 20, 1997
America and Russia met at my place again. They occupied my living room and discussed about Nato and other security issues. Just couple days ago Russia announced, that he doesn't like the fact that I'm thinking of joining to Nato. He's sure they are trying to encircle him or something like that. He even drew me a picture about it. I wasn't even thinking to join to Nato, at least not now. I will not bother.
March 1, 2000
I have a new boss. Well, I thought it's worth of mentioning, because I have never had a woman as a boss before. I wonder if she is somehow different than her predecessors?
September 11, 2001
It... I mean, it must have been just some accident? I'm watching the news at the moment, but this doesn't look good at all.
January 1, 2002
I have a new currency now. I... I will miss my old markka, but I guess I will get used to this new one too. Euro, euro... yes, I guess I can get used to it. Some day.
February xx, 2004
My relations with Russia aren't very well right now. He's... nervous(?) because the Baltics will join Nato this year. He even tried to make me to talk to them because they listen me more than him. And because "they're your neighbours too". I don't want to. They can do what they want, it doesn't bother me, and they would only tell me that I'm "Finlandized" again. It's really annoying word.
December 17, 2004
I met Russia couple days ago. He seemed tired. And America was really curious to know what we talked about - like he always is. It wasn't anything important. His boss is stressed, that's all.
May 1, 2004
Estonia and his brothers joined the EU today! Oh, some other nations as well. Slovakia and Czechia, who separated already eleven years ago, joined too. And Hungary. And many others.
May 20, 2006
I won the Eurovision song contest! This was never supposed to happen. I mean, I have participated since 1961, but I have never been even close of winning. Well, I did win in the Intervision Song Contest in 1980, but it was a bit different victory...
January 12, 2007
Sve... bought a kid from EBay (does he really remember what we talked about 369 years ago)?
Well, I guess he tried to buy him, but it didn't work. Nevertheless, the kid is now here and calls Sve his papa. His name is Sealand, and he's one of England's brothers. He's quite small, a military base to be exact, but he wants to be the greatest nation one day.
May xx, 2007
I'm not sure what I should do. Estonia is arguing with Russia about some statue. Estonia wants to move it some place else, and Russia says it shouldn't be moved anywhere, ever. Huge dispute about something like that... I don't get it... annoying. I hope the situation will calm down soon.
January xx, 2008
I have a recession again and I don't feel very well. I really haven't completely recover from the earlier recession yet, so this is not a good thing.
January 1, 2009
It was 200 years ago when I... left from Sve's place. So this is a memorial year, or something like that. Sve said that we shouldn't call this an anniversary year, because we are not celebrating anything, we are just remembering the past.
So, we are going have some small events with Sve, and Russia too, but those two will not be here at the same time. It could end in disaster. And somehow I also think that this feels a bit strange, so no to any big events.
January 16, 2009
Sve published a commemorative coin for me. That's very thoughtful of him! I published a golden commemorative coin last year too. Sve got the other side of the coin - well, a crown symbolises him anyway. If you turn the coin other way around... there's an eagle too.
May 4, 2009
Oh, now Sve published stamps for me. That's... nice too. They even have pretty text on them; "One kingdom became two lands living freely and in peace" and "Together we are a song for the new day and the sun has risen". And "Two lands - one future".
And I guess this is an appropriate way to end this diary. Pages are already running out, so it's time to buy a new one.
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Author's Notes: This is not supposed to be a history book, so certain mistakes may occur. Dates with xx are uncertain, only the year might be right... or wrong. Sometimes there are different dates xD. Diary from the beginning to this day... it's not 2009, but I thought some things are still just too fresh to write. And lots of things are missing from this diary, it would have been too long if I had added everything.
- Norway was more like furious - If I remember right, Finland's representative said that they were just surprised, but you should have seen Norway's represantive; he got really, really furious.
- Germany or Japan will turn like me if he doesn't keep them company all the time - This was only one of the reasons why America thought they needed company all the time.
- Estonia's namesake, sunk in the Baltic sea. Hardly anyone survived - Out of 989 people, 852 died. Most of them were Swedes and Estonians.
- But I guess I will get used to this new one too. Euro, euro - Finland is hesitaning, because people never got to vote do they want a new currency or not. It was said, that when you join the EU, you need to start using euro too... which is not true.
- Well, I did win in the Intervision Song Contest in 1980 - The Intervision Song Contest was the Eastern Bloc equivalent to the Eurovision Song Contest, it was held in Poland. Finland participated in both of them... Later it was called as the Sopot International Song Festival. In 1973, the Finnish song was called as "Blue and White" (sininen ja valkoinen). The audience applauded to it, but later one Polish official informed the singer, that the song can't win and he shouldn't sing it here again. They got a note from Moscow, that songs like this are not approved if the singer is not a communist. I guess this part of the song was a bit too much for them: Blue and white are the colors of freedom. The song was banned in Estonia.
- I'm "Finlandized" again. It's really annoying word - Nowadays it's almost forgotten word... however, sometimes you can find it from articles that tell about relations between China and Taiwan or ex-Soviet countries.
- Sve... bought a kid from EBay - Swedish file-sharing website was planning to buy its own nation in an attempt to circumvent international copyright laws.
- It was 200 years ago when I... left from Sve's place - Finland was actually celebrating its birthday.
