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Finlandia is a Symphonic Poem by Jean Sibelius . The first version was written in 1899 , and it was revised in 1900 . The piece was composed for a patriotic pageant performed to mobilise popular opposition to the revocation of Finnish autonomy by the government of the Russian Empire . Sibelius later reworked the last part of ''Finlandia'' as the '' Finlandia Hymn ''. The tune of ''Finlandia'' was used for the national anthem of Biafra ''" Land Of The Rising Sun "''. It is the source for the music for the hymn ''"Be Still My Soul"'', with words written by Katharina von Schlegel, translated into English by Jane Borthwick. In William Saroyan 's story ''"Finlandia"'', he writes about his love for the music, and a meeting with Sibelius. Finlandia is also named in his most famous short story, ''"The Daring Young Man On The Flying Trapeze"''. EXTERNAL LINKS
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