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Part of the Kingdom of Sweden, from the High Middle Ages until 1809. Finland as an integral part of Sweden under the King of Sweden (Ruotsin kuningas).. Some texts suggest the Swedish rule of Finland started as early as during the Houses of Sverker and Eric (Sverker I of Sweden 1130–1156 and Eric the Saint 1156–1160).
- Monarchy of Finland
Elevation of Finland to a Grand Duchy in 1581 had no effect...
- Kingdom of Finland
The Kingdom of Finland (Finnish: Suomen kuningaskunta;...
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- Monarchy of Finland
Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, opposite Estonia.
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Grand Duke of Finland, alternatively the Grand Prince of Finland (Finnish: Suomen suuriruhtinas, Swedish: Storfurste av Finland, Russian: Великий князь Финляндский, romanized: Velikiy knyaz' Finlyandskiy, IPA: [vʲɪˈlʲikɪj knʲæsʲ fʲɪnˈlʲan(t)skʲɪj]), was, from around 1580 to 1809, a title in use by most ...
The nation of Finland has never been an independent sovereign monarchy: no attempt to establish a fully-fledged Finnish monarchy has been successful. When it finally became established as a modern independent nation-state, it was – despite a very brief flirtation with monarchy – in the form of a republic. The only royal person buried in Finland is the wife of King Eric XIV of Sweden, Queen ...
