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There are scattered descriptions of early Finnish wars, conflicts involving the Finnish people, some of which took place before the Middle Ages. The earliest historical accounts of conflicts involving Finnish tribes , such as Tavastians , Karelians , Finns proper and Kvens , have survived in Icelandic sagas and in German, Norwegian, Danish and ...
This is a list of wars involving Finland since its declaration of independence on 6 ... Military history of Finland; List of Finnish treaties; Finland Guard Regiment;
The Battle of Valkeala in 1790 took place in Valkeala, Finland, between Sweden and the Russian Empire.At the time, Finland was a component of the Swedish Realm. During the several following centuries, a gradual and slow process of Swedish expansion in today's Finland and the consolidation of Sweden took place, not through wars fought between the Finns and the Swedes, but rather by various ...
The Finnish post-war president, Juho Kusti Paasikivi, a leading conservative politician, saw that an essential element of Finnish foreign policy must be a credible guarantee to the Soviet Union that it need not fear attack from, or through, Finnish territory. Because a policy of neutrality was a political component of this guarantee, Finland ...
The 2013 Nordic storms struck Finland. 2014: 9 June: Vladimir Putin said Finland could join NATO but Russia would have to react. [11] 24 July: Two Finnish women were killed working in Herat, Afghanistan. 28 November: Same sex marriage was legalized. [12] 2018: 28 January: A presidential election was held. 2023: 4 April: Finland joins NATO.
The Finnish–Novgorodian wars were a series of conflicts between Finnic tribes in eastern Fennoscandia and the Republic of Novgorod from the 11th or 12th century to the early 13th century. The wars' effect on the Finns' society contributed to the eventual Swedish conquest of western Finland in around 1249. The term used in Russian chronicles ...
This category includes historical wars in which Finland (1917–present) participated. Please see the category guidelines for more information. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wars of Finland .
Part of the Tang wars against the Western Turks: Tang dynasty: Western Turkic Khaganate: 657 AD 672 AD Fifth and Seventh "Star War" (Tikal-Dos Pilas War) Part of the "Star Wars" Tikal: Dos Pilas: 658 AD 660 AD North expedition of Abe no Hirafu. Also called Mishihase War. Yamato: Mishihase: 660 AD 663 AD Baekje–Tang War: Tang Silla: Baekje ...