an independent kingdom
...that Finland was close to becoming an independent kingdom in 1742?
...that <a href="./Finland" id="mwDKc" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Finland">Finland</a> was close to becoming <b id="mwDKg"><a href="./Kingdom_of_Finland_(1742)" id="mwDKk" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Kingdom of Finland (1742)">an independent kingdom</a></b> in 1742?