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Erik XIV of Sweden, who ruled 1560-1568, was the eldest son of king Gustav Vasa, founder of the Vasa dynasty. Unfortunately Erik was somewhat unstable and violent, which led to strife between him and his brothers, and with the nobility. The last drop was that Erik married a commoner, Catharina Månsdotter, and made her hisContinue reading “World: The competitor of Elizabeth I and Maria Stuart”
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How did it come about that the Suomenlinna-Sveaborg fortress in front of Helsinki contributed to the French revolution? The answer can be found in the great power politics of 18th century Europe. Sweden, which at this time included Finland, had been a great power in the 17th century, ruling major areas around the Baltic and Northern Germany.Continue reading “Worlds: The fortress contributing to the French revolution”
On 13 May 1848, at a student spring party, the Finnish national anthem (Maamme/Vårt land) was performed for the first time. Johan Ludvig Runeberg (him in the picture) had written the lyrics a few years earlier, and they had been set to music several times. These efforts were not particularly successful until the Hannover-born FredrikContinue reading “When God Save the Queen was national anthem in Finland”
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