A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

FINN

Tue, 23 Aug '22
Helsinki native
Fri, 15 Apr '22
Fictional narrator whose first name is a fruit
Sat, 26 Mar '22
Member of the world's happiest people, per repeated World Happiness Reports
Sun, 19 Dec '21
Certain Scandinavian
Tue, 27 Apr '21
See 42-Down