What happened to the Finnish peasants after the Club War?

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Following the Club War of 1596–1597, the hopes of the Finnish peasantry were crushed. Despite the fact that the peasants had supported Charles IX in his struggle for the Swedish crown, his eventual ascension to the throne (1604–1611) did not lead to any improvement in their social conditions.12