Governor-General of Finland
The governor-general of Finland was the military commander and the highest administrator of Finland sporadically under Swedish rule in the 17th and 18th centuries and continuously in the autonomous Grand Duchy of Finland between 1809 and 1917.
Governor-General of Finland
Image: Gabriel Bengtsson Oxenstierna SP081
Image: Herman Klaunpoika Fleming
Image: Gustav Otto Douglas
Finland under Swedish rule
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 an integral part of Sweden. The starting point of Swedish rule is uncertain and controversial. Historical evidence of the establishment of Swedish rule in Finland exists from the middle of the 13th century onwards.
King Birger letter for Karelian women from 1316 is Finland's oldest surviving original document.
The bishop Henry and Lalli
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 Ericson on his national law book
