Initiative to give Finland the top of the 1361-foot of the mountain came from a group of Norwegians.
Norway gives Finland mountain Halti as a sign of friendship on the 100th anniversary of education of the Republic of Finland, Prime Minister of Norway, Erna Solberg.
Initiative to give Finland the top of the 1361-foot of the mountain came from a group of Norwegians. They explained their idea that part of the mountain located on the border between the two countries, still belongs to Finland and is the highest point of this country.
If the border was moved 150 meters to the North and 200 West, the highest point of Finland would have been a real peak and not the slope as it is now, argue supporters of the idea to give the mountain.
However, according to Solberg, change the border between the two countries would entail complex problems of a legal nature. Furthermore, an idea contrary to the Constitution of Norway, in the first article that says that Norway will not willingly cede its territory.
“It’s ingenious proposal was very well received by the public,” the Minister said. Indeed, the proposal scored 17 thousand signatures in social networks.
“But we will find another worthy gift to the centennial of Finland”, – concluded the Minister.
Finland became an independent state and the democratic Republic of December 6, 1917, before that it was part of the Russian Empire.
