At elections held one year later, 19 women were elected to the Finnish parliament.
A hundred years ago, the Finnish made history. A law was adopted that gave all citizens, men and women alike, above the age of 24, the right to vote and be elected in parliamentary elections... we are proud of that, Finnish Parliament Speaker Paavo Liponen said at the session, which was attended by parliament and government members, the head of state, and numerous parliamentary speakers from Council of Europe member countries.
Croatia was represented by Sabor Speaker Vladimir Seks.
Women in Croatia gained the right to vote in 1945, at the same time as in Italy and Slovenia.
The Finnish parliament today has 200 deputies, of whom 76 are women. Finland has a woman president - Tarja Halonen.
The country, which has a population of 5.4 million, joined the European Union in 1995 and will take over EU presidency in the second half of this year.
Sabor Speaker Seks told the press after the session that he expected his previous meetings with Finnish officials and his upcoming visit to Finland in October to contribute to Finland's support for Croatia's efforts to join the EU.
Seks added that cooperation with Finnish parliamentarians would expand to cover the two countries' parliamentary committees.