Empire of Lillholmia
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Lillholmia, officially The Empire of Lillholmia (Swedish: Kejsardömet Lillholmia) is a self-declared Micronation which claims The Isle of Lillholmen in Perus, Finland. It also claims a several colonies in Finland, Sweden and The United States. It was declared upon The 17th of August, 2020. The nation is unrecognised by all states except for itself and some other unrecognised micronations.
History
In hundreds of years, The Isle of Lillholmen was a part of different local farms before it became a dominion of The Imperial Dynasty. The isle was mainly used as a pasture. In 1918, The Perus Streams hydro/electric power plant opened. It was one of the first electric power plants in Finland. It was in use until 2001, when it closed and the village of Perus got to take care of it. The Isle of Storholmen right beside the old electric power plant and north of The Isle of Lillholmen is today a popular tourist attraction for it´s beautiful nature.
In 1993, the island was inherited by The Emperor´s Grandfather, and it was written over in his name. There he held his sheeps during the summers. Later, when no sheeps grazed on the island, Emperor Liamus got the idea of an independent nation, a micronation.
On the 23d of December, 2019 the National Anthem; "O, Lillholmia!" was composed by The Emperor himself.
Government
The Empire of Lillholmia is a constitutional monarchy governed by The Emperor and The Prime-Minister of Lillholmia. The people (15 inhabitants at the moment) are able to elect The Prime-Minister and his ministers. As the population is quite small, almost every inhabitant gets a minister-role. The role given depends on what they are most fit to be responsible for. There is no set date for the election, as the inhabitants are all of the same family, The Imperial Dynasty, the election is held when the family-members are assembled. For the moment, (25 December 2020) no Prime-Minister has been elected yet and the title is held by The Emperor.
Culture
The Culture of Lillholmia is mainly South-Ostrobothnian and Swedish Culture. Swedish is the official language, but to be more exact it is Swedish Ostrobothnian Dialect. The country is strongly influenced by The Agriculture as that is what it is built up by. With the mix of Swedish and Finnish culture, The Empire of Lillholmia´s culture would be seen as an independent form of culture.
The National Anthem
The National Anthem of Lillholmia was written on The 23d of December, 2019 by Emperor Liamus I.
O, Lillholmia!
Du Guds välsignade land!
Din framtid den vila, uti vår hand…
O, du store Lillholmia!
För ditt välstånd vi bedja,
låt oss nu ur ån, gäddan bereda!
O, Lillholmia!
Tu, benedixitque Deum terram!
Reliquum futurum est, in manum nostra…
O, magne Lillholmia!
Propte bene esse, ut oremus,
nune fluminis paret dolo!
O, Lillholmia!
Du, forsarnas land!
Ditt vatten vi bruka, och din fisk vi leva av!
O, du store Lillholmia!
Ditt vatten är vår moder, vår syster och vår broder.
Dina ängar är guldet i ett förgyllt smyckesskrin!
Och dina fåglar, de sjunga för fortsatt nationsstorhet!
O, Lillholmia!
Tu, patria rapids!
Nos operate aquam tuam, et si piscem vivere!
O, magne Lillholmia!
Tua mater nostra est aqua, nostri soror et frater noster.
Campi condar loculis sunt aurum tuum in diademate aureo!
Et volucres canere magnitudem continuam gentem!
O, du store Lillholmia! Du, jordbrukarnes land!
Aldrig vi dig svika, ty du äro vårt fosterland!