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Kingdom of Finland Suomen kuningaskunta (Finnish) | |||||||||
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| 1742–1743 | |||||||||
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| Capital | Turku | ||||||||
| Recognised regional languages | Finnish, Russian, Swedish | ||||||||
| Common languages | Finnish, Russian, Swedish | ||||||||
| Religion | Lutheranism | ||||||||
| Demonym(s) | Finn | ||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||
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• 1742 | Elizabeth | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 1742 | ||||||||
| 1743 | |||||||||
• Disestablished | 1743 | ||||||||
| Time zone | Eastern European Time | ||||||||
| ISO 3166 code | FI | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Finland Russia | ||||||||
The attempt to create a Kingdom of Finland in 1742 is a little-known chapter in the history of Finland. After the Russian occupation during the Russo-Swedish War (1741–1743) and vague promises of making Finland independent, Finns elected the Duke Peter of Holstein-Gottorp, who later became heir to the throne of Russia and Emperor as Peter III, as the King of Finland. However, the political situation had outgrown the idea of Finnish independence, which quickly evaporated.[1]
Currently Finland is an independent republic, bordering Sweden, Norway and the Russian Federation. It gained independence from the Russian Empire on December 6 1917.
- ^ Most of the factual information in this article derives from Suomen historia, part IV. Weilin+Göös 1986. ISBN 951-35-2493-0.