Today we celebrate our country's 106 years of independence. On this day 106 years ago we claimed independence from Russia. Finland is in the minority of countries that don't celebrate the independence from the United Kingdoms.
There are 65 countries out of 195 that have been at some point under British rule. Around 50 countries have never been under the rule of another country and the rest are mostly the ex colonies of European countries from the colonial era. Most of those 50 countries that don't celebrate the independence from the rule of another country are, or have been a part of some sort of union with other countries and still celebrate some sort of national day to signify their departure of said unions. There are only two countries that don't celebrate either: United Kingdom and Denmark.