Dryicor 400

Dryicor 400 is the official branding of the celebrations for the 400th anniversary of the independence of Dryicor from in 1621, and the 200th anniversary of the nation's reformation as an Empire. Celebrated on 1 November 2021, the festival lasted well into the night, accompanied by street parties and festivals all around Dryicor, culminating in a speech from Honganiemi by Prime Minister Erno Pulkkinen, who had been experiencing record-high approval ratings as of late.

1 November 2021 also commemorated the 200th anniversary of the foundation of the Empire of Dryicor, the current iteration of the country.

History
Dryicor was part of the Kalmar Union, as it had for a long time been a Norwegian overseas territory, and when the Union was dissolved in 1537 it was ceded by Denmark-Norway to Sweden as a concession. Sweden gave Dryicor its independence in 1621 after Dryicorans, who had long maintained a distinct, Norwegian-influenced culture from the Swedes, had been inspired by Ligronla's fight for its own independence during the dissolution of the Kalmar Union, and Denmark having the upper hand in the Thirty Years' War was more of a concern for the Swedes than Dryicor. Haakkon Amuldsen became Haakkon I, the first Emperor of Dryicor, and reigned until 1644. Haakkon I is viewed favourably by Dryicorans, as he is viewed to have made enough peace with Sweden to have made Dryicor prosper.