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Finland Map of Finland showing its national boundaries with Norway, Sweden, and Russia, as well as major cities such as Helsinki, Tampere, Turku, Oulu, and Rovaniemi. The map also features surrounding bodies of water, including the Baltic Sea, and includes a small locator map highlighting Finland's position in northern Europe. Map showing Viking travels, trading, and raiding routes from the 9th to 11th centuries across Europe, the North Atlantic, and into North America. Viking homelands in Scandinavia are shaded, with routes extending to Iceland, Greenland, the British Isles, France, Eastern Europe, and L'Anse aux Meadows in present-day Canada. Key settlements and areas of initial Viking presence are marked. An inset map in the lower left shows the 1000-year anniversary reenactment route of Leif Eriksson's voyage from Birger Jarl Gustav Adolphus Sveaborg (Suomenlinna) fortress Alexander II Alexander III Carl Gustaf Mannerheim Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg

history of Finland: References & Edit History

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  • Henrik Enander
    Former Lecturer in History, University of Stockholm.
  • Markku Ilmari Henriksson
    Senior Lecturer in History; Docent for American and Canadian Studies, University of Tampere, Finland.
  • Susan Ruth Larson
    Executive Director, Center for Scandinavian Studies, Minneapolis, Minn.
  • Gudmund Sandvik
  • Jörgen Weibull
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