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What is the year 1581 on Finland supposed to mean? --89.27.36.41 (talk) 20:09, 28 April 2013 (UTC)

Indeed, that does not make sense. It may refer to the year when Finland was made a "Grand Duchy", but it became part of Sweden by 1249.

155.4.18.111 (talk) 21:31, 20 December 2015 (UTC)

Map

I think Halland and Gotland also should be Swedish on the map from 1645 if you look at: http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freden_i_Br%C3%B6msebro — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.226.72.104 (talk) 15:36, 15 January 2014 (UTC)

Edits required on this map

As noted above, the date "1581" for Finland is inaccurate and misleading. The southwest corner of Finland was taken by the Swedish in the three Swedish Crusades (part of the Northern Crusades) and was confirmed to be Swedish in 1323 in the Treaty of Nöteborg (see map on that page). The territory was expanded northward in 1595 in the Treaty of Teusina and eastward in 1617 in the Treaty of Stolbovo. (Borders uncertain, see map on p. 33 of Jason Lavery, The History of Finland. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2006. ISBN 978-0-313-32837-4 for an interpretation.) The 1721 loss of territory under the Treaty of Nystad is essentially correct, however there was a further loss in 1743 under the Treaty of Åbo (see map on that page). The remainder of Finland was lost to the Swedes in 1809 under the Treaty of Fredrikshamn. The map should be edited accordingly. 75.69.104.193 (talk) 19:24, 3 July 2017 (UTC)