place_of_death mathilda wrede
The ___MASK14___ is the northernmost arm of the Baltic ___MASK19___ . It is situated between Finland ' s west coast and Sweden ' s east coast . In the south of the gulf lie the Åland Islands , between the ___MASK19___ of Åland and the Archipelago ___MASK19___ . ___MASK78___ , officially the Republic of ___MASK78___ , is a sovereign state in Northern Europe . A peninsula with the ___MASK72___ to the south and the ___MASK14___ to the west , the country has land borders with Sweden to the northwest , Norway to the north , and Russia to the east . Estonia is south of the country across the ___MASK72___ . ___MASK78___ is a Nordic country situated in the geographical region of Fennoscandia , which also includes Scandinavia . ___MASK78___ ' s population is 5 . 5 million ( 2014 ), staying roughly on the same level over the past two decades . The majority of the population is concentrated in the southern region . In terms of area , it is the eighth largest country in Europe and the most sparsely populated country in the European Union . Northern Europe is the northern part or region of Europe . Although no definitive borders or definition exists for the term , geographically , Northern Europe may be considered to consist approximately of all of Europe above the 52nd parallel north ; which includes ( from west to east ) ___MASK88___ or all of : ___MASK60___ , the Republic of Ireland , the Isle of Man , the United Kingdom , the Faroe Islands , the Netherlands , northern Germany , Denmark , Norway , Sweden , northern Poland , Finland , Estonia , Latvia , ___MASK23___ and northwest Russia . However , narrower definitions may also be used based on other geographical factors , such as climate and ecology . Greenland , geographically a part of North America , is politically a part of the Kingdom of Denmark , and may be included depending on the definition . Mathilda Wrede ( ___MASK18___ 8 , 1864 , Vaasa - December 12 , 1928 ) is known in ___MASK78___ as `` Friend of the prisoners '' . She was an evangelist , a baroness , but she is ___MASK88___ known for being a precursor in the rehabilitation of prisoners . Her father , Carl Gustaf Fabian Wrede , was the provincial governor of the Vaasa province . It was during this time she first came in contact with inmates , that were sent to the governors house to make repairs . At the age of 19 she experienced a religious revival and started to work for those less fortunate . She felt that the curing of inmates souls was her calling . She visited prisons , discussed religious issues , arranged occasions to hold speeches and discuss the bible , distributed religious literature and was in direct correspondence with many of the inmates . This exceeded many of the social rules that was thought to be appropriate for a young woman of her stature . Matilda Wrede worked alone and in a way that differed a lot from the charity work done by other women in a position like hers . In 1886 she founded Toivola , a farm for unemployed , newly released prisoners to work at . Henrik Wrede , her brother had earlier spent three years in Siberia , evangelicing the local people and Finnish criminals deported there . Because of her social position she managed to get support for her work among Europes nobility . Mathilda Wrede The ___MASK72___ is the easternmost arm of the Baltic ___MASK19___ . It extends between Finland ( to the north ) and Estonia ( to the south ) all the way to Saint Petersburg in Russia , where the river Neva drains into it . Other major cities around the gulf include ___MASK4___ and Tallinn . The eastern parts of the ___MASK72___ belong to Russia , and some of Russia ' s most important oil harbours are located farthest in , near Saint Petersburg ( including Primorsk ). As the seaway to Saint Petersburg , the ___MASK72___ has been and continues to be of considerable strategic importance to Russia . Some of the environmental problems affecting the Baltic ___MASK19___ are at their most pronounced in the shallow gulf . The European ___MASK93___ ( EU ) is a political and economic ___MASK93___ of member states that are located primarily in Europe . It has an area of , and an estimated population of over 510 million . The EU has developed an internal single market through a standardised system of laws that apply in all member states . EU policies aim to ensure the free movement of people , goods , services , and capital within the internal market , enact legislation in justice and ___MASK24___ affairs , and maintain common policies on trade , agriculture , fisheries , and regional development . Within the Schengen Area , passport controls have been abolished . A monetary ___MASK93___ was established in 1999 and came into full force in 2002 , and is composed of 19 EU member states which use the euro currency . ___MASK56___ (; Norwegian : ( Bokmål ) or ( Nynorsk ); Sami : " Norgga "), officially the Kingdom of ___MASK56___ , is a sovereign and unitary monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula plus the island Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard . The ___MASK89___ Peter I Island and the sub - ___MASK89___ Bouvet Island are dependent territories and thus not considered part of the Kingdom . ___MASK56___ also lays claim to a section of ___MASK65___ known as Queen Maud Land . Until 1814 , the Kingdom included the Faroe Islands ( since 1035 ), Greenland ( 1261 ), and ___MASK60___ ( 1262 ). It also included Shetland and Orkney until 1468 . It also included the following provinces , now in Sweden : Jämtland , Härjedalen and Bohuslän . ___MASK74___ , officially the Kingdom of ___MASK74___ ( Swedish : ), is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe . It borders ___MASK56___ to the west and Finland to the east , and is connected to ___MASK51___ in the southwest by a bridge - tunnel across the Öresund . At , ___MASK74___ is the third - largest country in the European ___MASK93___ by area , with a total population of 10 . 0 million . ___MASK74___ consequently has a low population density of , with the highest concentration in the southern half of the country . Approximately 85 % of the population lives in urban areas . ___MASK81___ ( from the  Rus '), also officially known as the Russian Federation , is a country in Eurasia . At , ___MASK81___ is the largest country in the world by surface area , covering more than one - eighth of the Earth ' s inhabited land area , and the ninth most populous , with over 140 million people at the end of March 2016 . The European western part of the country is much more populated and urbanised than the eastern , about 77 % of the population live in European ___MASK81___ . ___MASK81___ ' s capital Moscow is one of the largest cities in the world , other major urban centers include Saint Petersburg , Novosibirsk , Yekaterinburg , Nizhny Novgorod and ___MASK26___ . Fennoscandia , Fenno - Scandinavia , or the Fennoscandian Peninsula , is the geographical peninsula of the Nordic region comprising the Scandinavian Peninsula , ___MASK78___ , ___MASK27___ , and the Kola Peninsula . It encompasses ___MASK78___ , Norway and Sweden , as well as Murmansk Oblast , much of the Republic of ___MASK27___ and parts of northern Leningrad Oblast in Russia . Its name comes from the Latin words " Fennia " ( ___MASK78___ ) and " Scandia " ( Scandinavian ). The term was first used by the Finnish geologist Wilhelm Ramsay in 1898 . Geologically , the area is distinct because its bedrock is Archaean granite and gneiss with very little limestone , in contrast to neighboring areas in Europe .