Sweden’s colonization Sweden’s colonization affected Finland’s past and future a lot. Sweden wasn’t one of the major colonizing powers, but it wanted to be. Sweden in fact was ahead of such nations as
Germany and Italy in acquiring overseas colonies. Sweden wanted to have an impact to the new world. It colonized to get trading partners, sources of raw material and outlets for its ow products. Sweden had colonies in America, Africa and ruled or was united with Norway and governed a land-based empire in the Baltic including Estonia, parts of Russia,
Poland, Finland, Latvia and Germany.Sweden ’s population doubled during the hundred years period from the mid seventeenth to the mid eighteenth centuries, when industrialization also began. Population
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Finland was a part of Sweden for over 600 years from the middle ages until the early 19th century. During this time, Finland was a battleground between Sweden and Russia. They both wanted Finland, because Finland and the Finns bore a heavy military burden. Before Sweden’s or Russia’s colonization Finland was considered only a group of provinces, with a little sense of a national entity, which made it easy to colonize. Swedish influence in Finland grew when the Swedes were converted to christianity by the
Roman Catholic Church and soon afterward began missionary activities in Finland. Meanwhile, in the eastern part of Finland the Russians also sought control of Finland. Finnish people in eastern Karelia were converted to Orthodoxy. This was followed by thirty years of war. Sweden gained its control over Finland gradually, first came the Swedish settlers along the southern and the western coasts of Finland. The settlers became a ruling class within Finland, and Finland was politically integrated into Swedish realm. The economy of medieval Finland was based on agriculture supplemented by hunting, fishing, trapping and gathering. Most of the farmers were freemen, they had little political power. Society and politics were dominated by
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During this time one-third of the Finnish people died of starvation. Finnish troops were also sent to fight Sweden’s wars. Of the 60,000 Finns who served in the Swedish army, only about 10,000 survived the Great Northern War. Sweden’s frequent wars were also expensive and
Finnish economy was exploited for the benefit of Sweden. Swedish aristocrats and military officers were given large estates in Finland as a reward for their services. The Swedish-speaking minority dominated landholding, government, and the military. The Great Northern War ended on August 30, 1721 and the Russians evacuated Finland. Russia replaced Sweden as the main power of the Baltic. Finland became an autonomous Grand Duchy, under the control of the
Russian emperor .These new freedoms of self-rule enabled much of the past Swedish influence to hold ground: Swedish (along with Finnish) remains the official language and the Lutheran
Church retains its position. Feudalism was never a part of Finland’s history, and the working class always retained its personal freedoms. These factors, along with early Swedish domination having had a strong influence in Finland’s legal and social systems laid the groundwork for the liberal,
In the mid 18th century many different powers in Europe were trying to spread their influence and gain global power. However, this was not without difficulty. There were many regional issues that these powers needed to overcome such as economic complications, struggles with native and conquered peoples, and competing with other European powers.
Vikings’ settling down in Iceland and Greenland were important reflection of Viking expansion and they caused Viking civilization to extend on these two islands. Vikings were people from Scandinavia. For many reasons, such as the authoritarian policies of Harald Fairhair (Paine, 2013), the geographical features that lacking of lands for agriculture but having abundant trees for shipbuilding, Vikings were forced to expand into the sea. The two locations’ providing Vikings with lands undoubtedly provided them more chances for surviving.
This essay discusses the influx of Norwegian immigrants as well as their role is skiing logging boating and fishing. This resource is based on the archives in the Nordic Heritage Museum. The weakness with this resource is that it is just a short easy although it strength is it covers many aspects of how Norwegians helped develop Seattle.
Finland and the USA are very similar, but we are also very different. One of the laws in Finland is that people can drink by the age of 18. In the USA, we are not allowed to drink until we are 21. One of the things we have the same are the military branches that we have three`. Same as Finland that they also have three branches of the military. They use different money as us they have Euro and we have the American dollar.
Russia’s climate is so unbearably cold that the most northern part is considered a tundra, (Gullad and Dejevsky 16). Russia has many different mountains and land masses that helped shape it into the country that it is today; these things also played a large part in the history of Russia. Russia was founded by the vikings in 882 AD, but it was then known as Kievan Rus (Lecture). The vikings used all the of natural resources the land
This was the search of riches and beneficial goods. These three countries all wanted to develop colonies which they could take the natural resources from and bring them back to their home country. The more wealth and resources your country had, the less your competitors and enemies would have. The scientific revolution as well as the Ottoman Empire also played a major role.
For the most part, France, England, and Germany competed for bragging rights with these countries. They thought at the time that the more colonies a country had, the more prestigious and noble that country looked. European countries were in pursuit of demonstrating their power. Not only this, but imperialism helped build a strong economy in the mother country because they could invade their colony and strip them of their natural resources in order to produce goods. In turn, that country could then sell these goods to the colony in order to make money.
Kirby, David, The Baltic World 1772-1993: Europe's Northern Periphery in an Age of Change (London: Longman, 1995).
Vikings They lived with a different lifestyle then other religions, always on the move, adjusting to climates, doing what it took to not just survive but also attempt conquering during the medieval times of Scandinavia. The present day countries of Norway, Sweden, and Denmark made up Scandinavia. The Norsemen first made a name for themselves around 750 for their bloody, violent raids in Europe. Norsemen and Northern men are other names for Vikings. The Vikings took advantage of their unique ways of survival and daily life techniques to new heights during the Viking Age.
The strive for wealth was one of the factors of the spread of imperialism. After an abundance of raw materials was found in Africa, many countries began scrambling for land to create an empire. Many of these countries were industrialized, such as Britain, Germany, and France. Because of their industries and factories, they needed more resources and raw materials. They took over lands in Africa to supply their countries with material...
Recently, Finland is considered one of the best when it comes to education and how they have come to teach their children. Finland, is located in Northern Europe and main religion, is that of Evangelical Lutheran. In Finland their government is called a republic and their main language is Finnish. When it comes to how to act the Finnish people are very modest and will often downplay being praised, as they are modest people. When it comes to how one should behave the Finnish culture believes that you should always act in a proper and courteous manner as it is the most important to never to be disrespectful. They believe in talking in moderate tones and do nothing that would call attention, as this wa...
During and after World War I, in which Sweden remained neutral, the nation benefited from the worldwide demand for Swedish steel, ball bearings, wood pulp, and matches. Postwar achievement provided the basis for the social welfare policies characteristic of modern Sweden. Sweden followed a policy of armed impartiality during World War II and currently remains independent. Sweden became a member of the European Union in 1995.
Norway, one of the "three fingers" of Scandinavia, is just larger than New Mexico, covering 125,181 square miles. It is located in Northern Europe, bordering the North Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, with a coastline stretching 21,925 km. The population of Norway is 4.3 million and growing, predominantly of Nordic (Scandinavian) descent, with a small minority (20,000) of native Sámis (Laplanders) living mostly in the North. Many aspects of business and management in Norway are very similar to those of America, including language and communication, power structures/politics, work ethics, food and eating habits, dress, and religious beliefs. General facts about Norway include an age structure of 0-14 years=19% (390,344 female; 444,570 male), 15-64 years=65% (1,375,493 female; 1,424,027 male), 65 years and over=16% (408,675 female; 287,842 male); a birth rate of 12.86 births/1,000 population; a death rate of 10.35 deaths/1,000 population; a net migration rate of 1.15 migrants/1,000 population; an infant mortality rate of 6.1 deaths/1,000 live births; and a life expectancy at birth of Total Population: 77.61 years, Male: 74.26 years, Female: 81.15 years.
The official marking of this unification happened in the Swedish city of Kalmar. The coronation of Eric of Pomerania took place and he was made to rule over all three countries in 1397. The realm has a size of 3,000,000 sq. kilometers in 1397.’ Legally, the countries remain separate sovereign states.
Throughout history, imperialism has led countries to extend their rule over weaker countries and then colonized those countries to expand their own power. Imperialism allows the ruling countries to use the weaker countries for their resources. Colonizing other countries would then lead to growth and a better reputation for the dominating country. There are many examples of imperialism throughout European history. When many European countries “scrambled” for Africa, it seemed as though Africa had no say in anything.