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did Finnland have an own and independent Olympia team before WW 1?

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"Finland competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. The Grand Duchy of Finland was part of the Russian Empire at the time, but Finland's results are kept separate from those of Russia. In opening ceremony Finlands team used as a national insignia flag of Swedish-speaking female gymnastics club of Helsinki."

Here is a link which tells some statistics about Finnish team in 1912 Stockholm:

http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/FIN/summer/1912/

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