The Finnish Län in 1634:1.Åbo and Björneborg Län (Turun ja Porin lääni)2.Nyland and Tavastehus Län (Uudenmaan ja Hämeen lääni)3.Viborg and Nyslott Län (Viipurin ja Savonlinnan lääni)4.Österbotten Län (Pohjanmaan lääni)5.Kexkholm Län (Käkisalmen lääni)The Län names within brackets are the Län names in Finnish.
Territory Ceded in the Peace Treaty of Nystad 1721 Respectively of Åbo
1743
The green dotted line up north in the map is the borderline between Sweden and Russian Finland set in 1809 in the peace treaty of Fredrikshamn 1809between Sweden and Russia. This is also the current border line between Sweden and Finland. Prior to 1809 the Swedish Län Västerbotten stretched far into the northern part of present-day Finland (blue line). Österbotten Län was the north most Län in Finland prior to 1809.Ryssland = RussiaHelsingfors = HelsinkiLadoga = Lake LadogaOch = And
The rightmost red border line shows the original border line between Finland and the Swedish province of Ingermanland and in the east towards Russia. The green area marks the area of Finland lost to Russia in 1721. The red area marks land lost to Russia in 1743.Prior to the outbreak of the Great Northern War in 1700 Sweden’s eastern borderline stretched far east of southeastern Finland, into Ingria (Ingermanland) with the cities Nöteborg, Nyen (present-day Saint Petersburg) and Ivangorod, into Estonia with the cities Narva, Reval (present-day Tallin) and into Swedish Livonia (Livland) covering southern Estonia and northern Latvia with the cities Dorpat and Riga. Riga was located at the southern borderline of the Swedish provinces in the Baltic region.See map of Sweden's borders prior to the Great Northern War in 1700. Ingria, Estonia and Livonia were considered Swedish conquered foreign provinces. The borderline between Sweden proper (Egentliga Sverige) and the conquered provinces went through an area between the cities of Viborg and Nyen (present-day Saint Petersburg). See the lower red borderline on the map above.The map above show the cessions of territories that were made from Sweden proper in the peace treaties. In the peace treaty of Nystad 1721 after the Great Northern War Sweden ceded the following territories:•The southern part of Kexholm Län•Major part of Viborg LänIn the peace treaty of Nystad 1721 Sweden also ceded the Baltic provinces, i.e. Ingria, Estonia with the islands Ösel and Dagö plus Swedish Livonia.In the peace treaty of Åbo 1743, Sweden ceded the following territories to Russia:•Parts of Kymmrnegård Län (the area east of the western branch of the Kymmene River)•Parts of Savolax (Nyslott with adjoining areas of Savolax by Lake Saimen)
The Southeastern Border of Sweden in 1700
Dictionary:Ryssland = RussiaFinska Viken = Gulf of FinlandLadoga sjön = Lake LadogaOmråde avträtt 1721 = territory ceded in 1721 (green)Område avträtt 1743 = territory ceded in 1743 (red)Helsingfors = Helsinki
The Finnish Län in 1634:1.Åbo and Björneborg Län (Turun ja Porin lääni)2.Nyland and Tavastehus Län (Uudenmaan ja Hämeen lääni)3.Viborg and Nyslott Län (Viipurin ja Savonlinnan lääni)4.Österbotten Län (Pohjanmaan lääni)5.Kexkholm Län (Käkisalmen lääni)The Län names within brackets are the Län names in Finnish.
Territory Ceded in the Peace
Treaty of Nystad 1721
Respectively of Åbo 1743
The rightmost red border line shows the original border line between Finland and the Swedish province of Ingermanland and in the east towards Russia. The green area marks the area of Finland lost to Russia in 1721. The red area marks land lost to Russia in 1743.Prior to the outbreak of the Great Northern War in 1700 Sweden’s eastern borderline stretched far east of southeastern Finland, into Ingria (Ingermanland) with the cities Nöteborg, Nyen (present-day Saint Petersburg) and Ivangorod, into Estonia with the cities Narva, Reval (present-day Tallin) and into Swedish Livonia (Livland) covering southern Estonia and northern Latvia with the cities Dorpat and Riga. Riga was located at the southern borderline of the Swedish provinces in the Baltic region.See map of Sweden's borders prior to the Great Northern War in 1700. Ingria, Estonia and Livonia were considered Swedish conquered foreign provinces. The borderline between Sweden proper (Egentliga Sverige) and the conquered provinces went through an area between the cities of Viborg and Nyen (present-day Saint Petersburg). See the lower red borderline on the map above.The map above show the cessions of territories that were made from Sweden proper in the peace treaties. In the peace treaty of Nystad 1721 after the Great Northern War Sweden ceded the following territories:•The southern part of Kexholm Län•Major part of Viborg LänIn the peace treaty of Nystad 1721 Sweden also ceded the Baltic provinces, i.e. Ingria, Estonia with the islands Ösel and Dagö plus Swedish Livonia.In the peace treaty of Åbo 1743, Sweden ceded the following territories to Russia:•Parts of Kymmrnegård Län (the area east of the western branch of the Kymmene River)•Parts of Savolax (Nyslott with adjoining areas of Savolax by Lake Saimen)
The Southeastern Border of
Sweden in 1700
The green dotted line up north in the map is the borderline between Sweden and Russian Finland set in 1809 in the peace treaty of Fredrikshamn 1809between Sweden and Russia. This is also the current border line between Sweden and Finland. Prior to 1809 the Swedish Län Västerbotten stretched far into the northern part of present-day Finland (blue line). Österbotten Län was the north most Län in Finland prior to 1809.Ryssland = RussiaHelsingfors = HelsinkiLadoga = Lake LadogaOch = And
Dictionary:Ryssland = RussiaFinska Viken = Gulf of FinlandLadoga sjön = Lake LadogaOmråde avträtt 1721 = territory ceded in 1721 (green)Område avträtt 1743 = territory ceded in 1743 (red)Helsingfors = Helsinki
