Here we give you a short review of the history of the region. The aim is to help putting the picture material in a context and give you some basic starting points for understanding the material. You can choose the time period of your interest and read a short summary of historic events. We don't pretend to give a full description or analysis of the history but just a first glimpse of the complicated reality of a border region.

• Sweden and Novgorod
• Establishing of Viborg 1293
• Peace of Pähkinäsaari (Nötö) 1323
• The Peace of Täyssinä in 1595 and The Peace of Stolbov in 1617
• The establishing of St Petersburg in 1703
• The Peace of Uusikaupunki (Nystad) in 1721
• The Peace of Åbo (Turku) 1743
• The Peace of Hamina (Fredrikshamn) 1809
• The Time of Autonomy 1809 - 1917
• The General strike 1905

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