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When did Lenin's government recognize Finland's independence?
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Following the Russian Revolution and the subsequent rise of the Bolsheviks in November 1917, the Finnish Parliament issued a declaration of independence on December 6, 1917. Vladimir Lenin and his government officially recognized Finland's independence on December 31, 1917.12