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Events from the year 1991 in Sweden
Events from the year 1988 in Sweden
The following lists events that happened in 2012 in Finland.
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- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gustav Maier Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
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