168:
373:
238:
73:
32:
353:
496:, property rights, old Swedish laws, and some privileges to the inhabitants of these territories. However, a circumvention occurred, as the Russian administrators and Russian military were unfamiliar with the Swedish system. The Russians were used to a different system with its serfs,
579:
Scandinavian-style district courts continued in judicial function, each with a judge and lay members. However, the
Russian estate owners and military often ignored these courts' decisions and imposed illegal punishments on the peasants.
583:
Because of the absence of an evenly applied, up-to-date legal system in the area, apathy in some ways dominated among Old
Finland's residents; and not many figures from the area have a prominent place in history. Two of these are
278:, is a useful starting point for translations, but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate, rather than simply copy-pasting machine-translated text into the English Knowledge (XXG).
503:
The ruler's guarantee froze the situation. Thus legal developments in Sweden were not introduced to these areas: the
Viipuri and Käkisalmi territory did not adopt the 1734 General Law of Sweden (though
619:) in Karelia were a headache resolved slowly by monetary compensation from the Grand Duchy's Treasury. This was a long lasting burden, as the last instance of compensation was not until the 1870s.
197:
638:
592:, born into a Finnish family in Viipuri and both later serving many posts in Imperial administration, including ambassador in some Central European countries.
715:
572:
The area was not forced to contribute men to the
Russian Army until 1797. However, there were many non-Finnish troops in the area, especially after the
83:
633:
281:
Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low-quality. If possible, verify the text with references provided in the foreign-language article.
289:
20:
573:
430:
337:
219:
59:
517:
98:
302:
Content in this edit is translated from the existing
Finnish Knowledge (XXG) article at ]; see its history for attribution.
141:
607:. The population in these provinces came to receive the same legal system as the rest of the Grand Duchy, including its
113:
45:
180:
710:
190:
184:
176:
120:
462:
201:
297:
318:
127:
532:
399:
600:
585:
437:
500:. As a result, the economy of the area was markedly different from that on the other side of the border.
109:
372:
608:
521:
551:
426:
676:
681:
528:
434:
293:
616:
536:
473:
454:
441:
410:
384:
311:
51:
477:
418:
134:
628:
589:
458:
704:
16:
Territory that Russia gained from Sweden in the Great
Northern and Russo-Swedish wars
540:
509:
611:
and
General Law, although some privileges took time to implement. The so-called
612:
493:
72:
250:
513:
485:
481:
562:
544:
516:(Nyslott), at the time still Swedish, of course did adopt it), and the new
557:
Ecclesiastically, the areas were administered as a diocese, but without a
566:
561:. The church building in Viipuri and another in Hamina were assigned as
457:(1721) that concluded the Great Northern War, Sweden was forced to cede
352:
497:
300:
to the source of your translation. A model attribution edit summary is
558:
535:, since the Russian rulers applied similar principles here as in the
505:
466:
422:
469:
around Saint
Petersburg, however, was not included in Old Finland.
371:
351:
599:; and from the beginning of 1812, they were incorporated in the
275:
90:
231:
161:
66:
25:
595:
These areas, Government of Vyborg, were later referred to as
550:
Under
Russian rule the combined territories formed the
94:
603:, where the newly acquired provinces from Sweden were
677:"Vanha Suomi syntyi ennen Suomen suuriruhtinaskuntaa"
565:, with a diocesan chapter ("consistory"), led by the
404:
271:
23:, a historical province in the southwest of Finland.
656:Viipurin läänin liittäminen muun Suomen yhteyteen
639:History of the administrative division of Russia
476:(1743) Sweden had to cede the areas in southern
189:but its sources remain unclear because it lacks
296:accompanying your translation by providing an
262:Click for important translation instructions.
249:expand this article with text translated from
392:
8:
99:introducing citations to additional sources
60:Learn how and when to remove these messages
356:Areas lost by Sweden to Russia after wars
539:. The administration resembled a German
338:Learn how and when to remove this message
220:Learn how and when to remove this message
524:was not implemented in the entire area.
89:Relevant discussion may be found on the
668:
465:to Russia. The ceded Finnish-speaking
7:
417:) is a name used for the areas that
716:Subdivisions of the Russian Empire
527:The territories enjoyed a sort of
14:
41:This article has multiple issues.
433:. Old Finland was joined to the
236:
166:
82:relies largely or entirely on a
71:
30:
685:(in Finnish). December 12, 2017
49:or discuss these issues on the
306:You may also add the template
1:
492:The Russian ruler guaranteed
431:Russo-Swedish War (1741–1743)
308:{{Translated|fi|Vanha Suomi}}
554:, or Government of Vyborg.
405:
319:Knowledge (XXG):Translation
732:
270:Machine translation, like
18:
393:
251:the corresponding article
175:This article includes a
19:Not to be confused with
658:, A. Danielsson-Kalmari
429:(1700–1721) and in the
317:For more guidance, see
204:more precise citations.
601:Grand Duchy of Finland
586:Maximilian von Alopeus
438:Grand Duchy of Finland
414:
388:
377:
376:Coat of arms 1788–1811
369:
512:(Villmanstrand), and
463:Viborg/Viipuri County
375:
355:
290:copyright attribution
95:improve this article
406:Staraya Finlyandiya
711:History of Karelia
552:Vyborg Governorate
427:Great Northern War
394:Ста́рая Финля́ндия
378:
370:
298:interlanguage link
177:list of references
682:Helsingin Sanomat
403:
348:
347:
340:
330:
329:
263:
259:
230:
229:
222:
160:
159:
145:
64:
723:
695:
694:
692:
690:
673:
617:Russian noblemen
588:and his brother
545:Russian province
543:, rather than a
537:Baltic Provinces
508:(Fredrikshamn),
459:Käkisalmi County
455:Treaty of Nystad
442:Viipuri Province
408:
398:
396:
395:
366:
360:
343:
336:
309:
303:
276:Google Translate
261:
257:
240:
239:
232:
225:
218:
214:
211:
205:
200:this article by
191:inline citations
170:
169:
162:
155:
152:
146:
144:
103:
75:
67:
56:
34:
33:
26:
731:
730:
726:
725:
724:
722:
721:
720:
701:
700:
699:
698:
688:
686:
675:
674:
670:
665:
652:
650:Further reading
647:
634:Finnish Karelia
625:
613:donated estates
450:
391:; Russian:
368:
364:
362:
358:
344:
333:
332:
331:
326:
325:
324:
307:
301:
264:
241:
237:
226:
215:
209:
206:
195:
181:related reading
171:
167:
156:
150:
147:
104:
102:
88:
76:
35:
31:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
729:
727:
719:
718:
713:
703:
702:
697:
696:
667:
666:
664:
661:
660:
659:
651:
648:
646:
643:
642:
641:
636:
631:
629:Fief of Viborg
624:
621:
590:David Alopaeus
490:
489:
470:
449:
446:
363:
357:
346:
345:
328:
327:
323:
322:
315:
304:
282:
279:
268:
265:
246:
245:
244:
242:
235:
228:
227:
185:external links
174:
172:
165:
158:
157:
93:. Please help
79:
77:
70:
65:
39:
38:
36:
29:
21:Finland Proper
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
728:
717:
714:
712:
709:
708:
706:
684:
683:
678:
672:
669:
662:
657:
654:
653:
649:
644:
640:
637:
635:
632:
630:
627:
626:
622:
620:
618:
614:
610:
606:
605:"New Finland"
602:
598:
593:
591:
587:
581:
577:
575:
570:
568:
564:
560:
555:
553:
548:
546:
542:
538:
534:
533:particularism
530:
525:
523:
519:
515:
511:
507:
501:
499:
495:
487:
483:
479:
475:
474:Treaty of Åbo
471:
468:
464:
460:
456:
452:
451:
447:
445:
443:
439:
436:
432:
428:
424:
420:
416:
415:Gamla Finland
412:
407:
401:
390:
386:
382:
374:
354:
350:
342:
339:
320:
316:
313:
305:
299:
295:
291:
287:
283:
280:
277:
273:
269:
267:
266:
260:
254:
252:
247:You can help
243:
234:
233:
224:
221:
213:
210:November 2009
203:
199:
193:
192:
186:
182:
178:
173:
164:
163:
154:
151:November 2009
143:
140:
136:
133:
129:
126:
122:
119:
115:
112: –
111:
110:"Old Finland"
107:
106:Find sources:
100:
96:
92:
86:
85:
84:single source
80:This article
78:
74:
69:
68:
63:
61:
54:
53:
48:
47:
42:
37:
28:
27:
22:
687:. Retrieved
680:
671:
655:
609:Constitution
604:
596:
594:
582:
578:
571:
556:
549:
541:principality
526:
518:constitution
510:Lappeenranta
502:
491:
480:east of the
421:gained from
380:
379:
349:
334:
294:edit summary
285:
256:
248:
216:
207:
196:Please help
188:
148:
138:
131:
124:
117:
105:
81:
57:
50:
44:
43:Please help
40:
689:October 17,
597:Old Finland
574:1788–90 war
484:and around
389:Vanha Suomi
381:Old Finland
258:(June 2023)
202:introducing
705:Categories
663:References
615:(owned by
563:cathedrals
522:Gustav III
514:Savonlinna
488:to Russia.
486:Savonlinna
482:Kymi river
435:autonomous
367: 1743
361: 1721
253:in Finnish
121:newspapers
46:improve it
531:and much
444:in 1812.
400:romanized
312:talk page
91:talk page
52:talk page
623:See also
567:archdean
529:autonomy
520:of King
494:religion
288:provide
645:Sources
498:serfdom
478:Karelia
472:In the
453:In the
448:History
425:in the
411:Swedish
385:Finnish
310:to the
292:in the
255:.
198:improve
135:scholar
559:bishop
506:Hamina
467:Ingria
423:Sweden
419:Russia
365:
359:
137:
130:
123:
116:
108:
272:DeepL
183:, or
142:JSTOR
128:books
691:2021
461:and
286:must
284:You
114:news
440:as
274:or
97:by
707::
679:.
576:.
569:.
547:.
413::
409:;
397:,
387::
187:,
179:,
55:.
693:.
402::
383:(
341:)
335:(
321:.
314:.
223:)
217:(
212:)
208:(
194:.
153:)
149:(
139:·
132:·
125:·
118:·
101:.
87:.
62:)
58:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
