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    In Swedish and Finnish history, Finland under Swedish rule is the historical period when the bulk of the area that later came to constitute Finland was...
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    SwedenFinland (Finnish: Ruotsi-Suomi; Swedish: Sverige-Finland) is a Finnish historiographical term referring to Sweden from the twelfth century to the...
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    move to the northern parts of Finland. Finland under Swedish rule First Swedish Crusade Second Swedish Crusade Third Swedish Crusade Haggren, Georg; Halinen...
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    The historical provinces (Finnish: historialliset maakunnat, singular historiallinen maakunta, Swedish: historiska landskap) are former administrative...
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    The Swedish Empire or the Age of Greatness (Swedish: stormaktstiden) was the period in Swedish history spanning much of the 17th and early 18th centuries...
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    describes Finland under Swedish rule before the end of the 1240s. Furthermore, the diocese and the bishop of Finland are not listed among their Swedish counterparts...
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  • the Swedish language and culture. This behavior is claimed to hark back to a time when Finland was a part of Sweden (see Finland under Swedish rule), and...
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  • gentry of Sweden. Finland under Swedish rule Swedish Estonia Polish–Swedish union House of Vasa Michael Roberts, The Early Vasas: A History of Sweden 1523–1611...
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    then parts of the Swedish realm. They were Lutheran settlers and migrant workers who moved to Ingria during the period of Swedish rule 1617–1703. Others...
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    under Swedish rule (1561–1710) signifies the period of time when large parts of the country, and after 1645, entire present-day Estonia, were under Swedish...
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    of World War II#Finland Early Finnish wars Finns Finland–Russia relations History of Russia Finland under Swedish rule History of Sweden Henrik Gabriel...
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    Österland (redirect from Eastland (Sweden))
    autonomous duchy under the Russian Empire.[citation needed] Finland under Swedish rule Historical provinces of Finland Lands of Sweden Götaland Norrland...
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  • Freemasonry in Finland began in the mid-18th century, during the period of Swedish rule in Finland. The first Swedish Order of Freemasons lodge in Finland was founded...
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    campaigns in Finland by Sweden in the 13th century, Finland gradually came under Swedish rule and Finns in Finland and Sweden became subjugates of Sweden. Already...
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    Anjala conspiracy (category Finland under Swedish rule)
    The Anjala conspiracy (Swedish: Anjalaförbundet, Finnish: Anjalan liitto) of 1788 was a scheme by disgruntled Swedish officers to end Gustav III's Russian...
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    governor-general of Finland was the military commander and the highest administrator of Finland sporadically under Swedish rule in the 17th and 18th...
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  • period which saw the extension of the Swedish Empire abroad, saw also the peaceful development of the Swedish Rule of constitution at home. In this, as...
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  • Duke of Finland (Finnish: Suomen herttua; Swedish: hertig av Finland) was an occasional medieval title granted as a tertiogeniture to the relatives of...
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    Vyborg (redirect from Viipuri, Finland)
    Census). Vyborg was founded as a medieval fortress in Finland under Swedish rule during the Third Swedish Crusade. After numerous wars between the Russians...
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    off the west coast of Finland, where Swedish is the sole official language. Swedish-speakers comprise 5.2% of the total Finnish population or about 4...
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    the south and middle. Finland under Swedish rule Dominions of Sweden Provinces of Sweden Old Finland Historical provinces of Finland Subdivisions of the...
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    of Finland. There were several secular powers who aimed to bring Finland under their rule but the Swedish regent Birger Jarl established Swedish rule in...
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    Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt (category Finland under Swedish rule)
    1814) was a Finnish-Swedish-Russian count, baron, courtier, general, and diplomat. In Finland, he is considered one of the greatest Finnish statesmen....
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    Second Swedish Crusade consolidated and extended Swedish control over Finland. Sweden had held a foothold within Finland, specifically Finland Proper...
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  • when Finnish gained official language status in 1863 and became equal to the Swedish language. Finland had once been under Swedish rule. Swedish (with...
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    White Finland, usually shortened to Whites (Finnish: Valkoiset, IPA: [ˈʋɑlkoi̯set]; Swedish: De vita, Swedish pronunciation: [de ˈviːta]), were the refugee...
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  • Valhallaorden (category Finland under Swedish rule)
    motion forces that eventually caused Finnish independence. Valhallaorden began as an offshoot of an obscure Swedish quasi-masonic secret society called...
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  • The creation and granting of counties and baronies in Finland began with the coronation of King Eric XIV in 1561 and continued through Great Reductions...
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    culture of Finland combines indigenous heritage, as represented for example by the country's national languages Finnish (a Uralic language) and Swedish (a Germanic...
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    independence of Finland. The subject of an independent Finland was first mentioned in the 18th century, when present-day Finland was still ruled by Sweden. On 18...
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