When did Sweden Control Finland?

Historical evidence of the establishing of Swedish rule in Finland exists from the late 13th century onwards. Swedish rule ended in most of so-called Old Finland in 1721 as a result of the Great Northern War. Sweden ceded the remainder of Old Finland in 1743 following the Hats’ War.

Why is Swedish an official language in Finland?

First: Swedish is an official language of Finland, because a) Sweden and Finland had a long common history as Finland was a part of Sweden from early medieval times until 1809 (when Russia attacked and took it), b) since then there’s a significant Swedish speaking minority in Finland (ca 6%), c) there’s also historical …

Is Swedish official in Finland?

Official status Swedish is one of the two official and national languages of the Republic of Finland, the other being Finnish. These two languages have formally equal status in nearly all legislation, though the status of Swedish in Finland has long been a subject of sociopolitical debate.

When did Swedish become an official language of Finland?

In Finland’s 1919 constitution both Finnish and Swedish were designated national languages. Finnish belongs to the Baltic-Finnic branch of the Finno-Ugric languages, being most closely related to Estonian, Livonian, Votic, Karelian, Veps, and Ingrian.

What is Finland’s main religion?

The great majority of the people belong to the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland, whose status gradually changed from an official state church to a national church beginning in the 19th century.

What do they speak in Finland?

Finnish
Swedish
Finland/Official languages

Do most Finnish people speak Swedish?

Finland has two official languages, Finnish and Swedish. Approximately 87% of Finns speak Finnish as their native language. Approximately 5% of Finns speak Swedish as their native language. Swedish is spoken the most on Finland’s western and southern coast.

What do Finnish people think of Swedes?

Finns think of Swedes no only as arrogant versus the Finns, but also over-self-confident and proud in comparison to the rest of the world. Part of that can be explained by history, as all Scandinavian countries at one point in time belonged to the Swedish empire.