Figure 1.--This 1903 image shows the children at a rural Finnish primary school. Finland at the time was a Grand Duchy within TsarisT Russia. There does not appear to be a uniform although some of the children are dressed similarly. |
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Finland until 1918 was a part of Tsarist Russia. We have noted Russian students, at least at the secondary level, wearing uniforms. This may have also been the case in Finland, but Finland had the status of a grand duchy and was somewhat autonomous in Tsarist Russia. The Tsarist regime under Alexander II began a process of Russiufication. We are unsure to what extent Finland was affected. We note primary children who are not wearing uniforms. The photograph here shows children in a rural school during 1903 (figure 1). There is no uniform, although some of the children are dressed similarly. We are not sur about the situatiion in city schools.
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