Finland emerged into European history as a dependency of
Sweden.
Until 1809 it had no national identity as such, and was ruled merely as a
set of provinces.
1808 - 1809
Russia's
invasion of Finland eventually secures the country from
Sweden.
An autonomic grand duchy is created, with the title holder always being
the Russian czar, starting
with Alexander I (remembered as the 'good grand duke').
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