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Peace between Sweden and Russia in the Finnish War; the territory that will become Finland is ceded to Russia by the Treaty of Fredrikshamn.
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Finnish War
1808–1809 war between Russia and Sweden
The Finnish War was fought between the Kingdom of Sweden and the Russian Empire from 21 February 1808 to 17 September 1809 as part of the Napoleonic Wars. As a result of the war, the eastern third of Sweden was established as the autonomous Grand Duchy of Finland within the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Treaty of Fredrikshamn
1809 treaty between Sweden and Imperial Russia which ended the Finnish War
The Treaty of Fredrikshamn, or the Treaty of Hamina, was a peace treaty concluded between Sweden and Imperial Russia on 17 September 1809. The treaty concluded the Finnish War and was signed in the Finnish town of Fredrikshamn (Hamina). Russia was represented by Nikolay…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)