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Finnish War

1808 CE – 1809 CE

The Finnish War is fought between Sweden and Russia from February 1808 to September 1809.

As a result of the war, the eastern third of Sweden is established as the autonomous Grand Duchy of Finland within Imperial Russia.

Other notable effects are the Swedish parliament's adoption of a new constitution and the establishment of the House of Bernadotte, the new Swedish royal house, in 1818.