Finland under Swedish rule
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Finland was an integral part of Sweden from the Middle Ages until 1809. The starting point of Swedish rule is uncertain and controversial. It is traditionally linked to the First Swedish Crusade in th
Charta öfver Svea och Göta Riken med Finland och Norland
Prevalent view of the two-branched border set in the treaty of Nöteborg. Shown in red is the undisputed section of the border, shown as a black dotted line are the two branches of the border, and in gray the border that was in use in the 16th century.[clarification needed]
Magnus Eriksson on his national law book
The older part of the Turku Castle viewed from the harbour
Finnish tribes
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Finnish tribes are ancient ethnic groups from which over time Finns evolved.
Finland under Swedish rule
…claimed Germanic peoples or Swedes made up the bulk of early Swedish civilization. It got rejected by Swedish mainstream historians that meant it was Finnish tribes that first reached Sweden. The idea that Finnish was Hebrew was later abandoned by a majority of mainstream historians, though some stuck to the theory…
Typical brooch of Finns proper found at Sortavala. It is dated to the 12th–14th centuries.