Finnish War

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The Finnish War was an early 19th-century conflict between Sweden and Russia that led to Sweden ceding Finland to Russia, after which Finland became an autonomous Grand Duchy within the Russian Empire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military conflict ⓘ
war ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Russo-Swedish War of 1808–1809 ⓘ
linked to: Finnish War
cause Russian pressure on Sweden to join Continental System ⓘ
Russo-Swedish rivalry ⓘ
combatant Kingdom of Sweden ⓘ
Russian Empire ⓘ
commander Alexander I of Russia ⓘ
Bogdan von Knorring ⓘ
Carl Johan Adlercreutz ⓘ
Friedrich Wilhelm von Buxhoeveden ⓘ
Georg Carl von Döbeln ⓘ
Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden ⓘ
Nikolay Kamensky ⓘ
Wilhelm Mauritz Klingspor ⓘ
countryGainingTerritory Russian Empire ⓘ
countryLosingTerritory Kingdom of Sweden ⓘ
effect Finland became Grand Duchy of Finland within Russian Empire ⓘ
end of Sweden as a major power in eastern Baltic ⓘ
separation of Finland from Sweden ⓘ
shift of Swedish focus toward Scandinavia ⓘ
endTime 1809 ⓘ
followedBy establishment of Grand Duchy of Finland ⓘ
hasFinnishName Suomen sota ⓘ
hasLocation Baltic Sea region ⓘ
Finland ⓘ
Sweden ⓘ
hasParticipant Kingdom of Sweden ⓘ
Russian Empire ⓘ
hasSwedishName Finska kriget ⓘ
linked to: Finnish War
languageOfName English ⓘ
partOf Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
result Russian victory ⓘ
Treaty of Fredrikshamn ⓘ
cession of Finland to Russia ⓘ
significantBattle Battle of Kuortane ⓘ
Battle of Lappo ⓘ
Battle of Oravais ⓘ
Battle of Revolax ⓘ
Battle of Ruona–Salmi ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Lappo

Battle of Siikajoki ⓘ
Battle of Svensksund (1809) ⓘ
significantEvent Russian occupation of Finland ⓘ
Swedish retreat to northern Sweden ⓘ
startTime 1808 ⓘ
territoryTransferred Finland ⓘ
treaty Treaty of Fredrikshamn ⓘ
Treaty of Olkijoki ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Finnish War → alsoKnownAs → Russo-Swedish War of 1808–1809 ⓘ
linked to: Finnish War
Finnish War → hasSwedishName → Finska kriget ⓘ
linked to: Finnish War
Siege of Sveaborg (1808) → partOf → Finnish War ⓘ
Siege of Sveaborg (1808) → conflict → Finnish War ⓘ
Siege of Sveaborg (1808) → precededBy → Russian invasion of Finland (1808) ⓘ
linked to: Finnish War
Gustavian era → hasEvent → Finnish War ⓘ
Bogdan von Knorring → conflict → Finnish War ⓘ
Battle of Siikajoki → conflict → Finnish War ⓘ
Battle of Siikajoki → partOf → Finnish War ⓘ
Battle of Revolax → partOf → Finnish War ⓘ
Battle of Revolax → conflict → Finnish War ⓘ
Battle of Svensksund (1809) → partOf → Finnish War ⓘ
Battle of Svensksund (1809) → historicalContext → Finnish War between Sweden and Russia ⓘ
linked to: Finnish War
Russian occupation of Finland → militaryCampaign → Russian invasion of Finland 1808 ⓘ
linked to: Finnish War
Suomen sota → hasEnglishName → Finnish War ⓘ
Battle of Lappo → partOf → Finnish War ⓘ
Battle of Lappo → conflict → Finnish War ⓘ
Battle of Lappo → theater → Finnish theater of the Napoleonic Wars ⓘ
linked to: Finnish War
Wilhelm Mauritz Klingspor → conflict → Finnish War ⓘ
Battle of Oravais → partOf → Finnish War ⓘ
Battle of Oravais → conflict → Finnish War ⓘ
Treaty of Olkijoki → conflict → Finnish War ⓘ
Treaty of Olkijoki → partOf → Finnish War ⓘ
Battle of Kuortane → partOf → Finnish War ⓘ
Battle of Kuortane → conflict → Finnish War ⓘ
Freden i Fredrikshamn → endedConflict → Finska kriget ⓘ
linked to: Finnish War
Russian forces → conflictParticipantIn → Russo-Swedish War (1808–1809) ⓘ
linked to: Finnish War
Hamina Fortress → significantEvent → Finnish War ⓘ
Lapua → battleWar → Finnish War ⓘ
Nikolay Kamensky → participatedIn → Russo-Swedish War (1808–1809) ⓘ
linked to: Finnish War
Svartholm Sea Fortress → conflict → Finnish War ⓘ