>In 1809, in accordance with Treaty of Fredrikshamn Sweden surrendered Finland to Russia, and the Diet of Porvoo pledged loyalty to Russian Emperor Alexander I. In turn, Alexander I granted Finland, for the first time in Finnish history, a statehood as Grand Duchy of Finland and gave the Finnish language an official status (prior to 1819 Swedish was the only official language in Finland).[2] In addition, on December 11, 1811, Russia transferred to Finland the Vyborg Governorate, that Russia acquired from Sweden earlier in 1721 and 1743. Under the rule of Russian tsars Finland kept all the taxes collected on its territory, the decisions of Finnish courts were not subject of review by Russian courts, and all government positions (except for the Governor General) were occupied by natives of Finland. Population migration from actual parts of the Russia Empire to Finland was de facto prohibited until early 1900's. The use of Russian language was never required during the reign of Russian emperors in Finland.Err... So why do Finns hate Russians? They were far better than Swedes by the looks of things.
>The Great Wrath[a] was the period of Russian military occupation in Finland during the final phase of the Great Northern War. At the time, Finland was part of the Swedish Empire. The occupation lasted from 1714 until the Treaty of Nystad in 1721.>Many torture methods were used, including hanging captives by the wrists with their hands behind their backs, exposing them to freezing temperatures, or baking them in ovens. When a man named Esko Juhonpoika Eskonsipo returned to Oulunsalo in 1716, only a few of his acquaintances were alive, and "they were also tortured until they were weak". He found the corpses of children as well as tortured people languishing in pain, eventually dying from their injuries. According to Professor Kustaa H. J. Vilkuna [fi], many authentic sources depict the torture. It was not rare for females of any age to be raped and taken as long-term sex slaves. Children, in particular, were taken to Russia as prisoners.[10]The main reason for the torture was to get information about Finns' money stashes. Finns were forced to reveal the caches, and afterwards they were usually killed. Peter the Great had also twice ordered the destruction of North Ostrobothnia into wasteland, making the conditions impossible for the Swedish army to live in. In Porvoo, corpses of the locals were put on display as early as 1708, some of which had their genitals burned. Typically, all the houses except the soldiers' quarters were burned. Everyone in Kirkonkylä [fi] would be killed.[10]Peasants were slaughtered at Raahe's market square. Matti Puusti laid wounded for the town to see, which lasted for three days before he died. His wife Marjatta was whipped multiple times and later underwent further, more extreme torture in 1716. The peasants were stripped naked and whipped with lead-tipped knotted whips. On some occasions they were made to stand naked in the snow, their backs burned with birch and their eyes blinded with burning tallow.[10]
>>223976060What happens in the next part of the video?
>>223976060Dunno, must've something to do with the two wars we fought. Still..
>>223976060>>223976215It wasn't actually Russian rule, you know. Finland wasn't a part of Russia so much as it was in the possession of the Czar, who was German.Look at the vile Africa-tier dystopia oblasts to our east if you want a true glimpse of Russian rule.
>>223976060I care more about what happened 80 years ago than what happened 200 years ago. Tzarist Russia was ok. Since then it has been absolute garbage.
