Swedish Empire
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The Swedish Empire was at its greatest extent in the 17th and early 18th centuries. The only Nordic country to have been considered a "great power", at points in history Sweden has controlled most of the shores of the Baltic Sea, troops have marched deep into present-day Germany, Russia and Ukraine and it has possessed colonies in North America, Africa and briefly in India.
UnderstandFörst är allmänt veterligt, att alla våra grannar äre våre fiender, de Poler, Rysser och Danske, så att ingen ort i Sverige, Finland och Livland kan säga, att han är för fienden säker, så att vi, snarast sagt, ingen…
DestinationsFinland was part of Sweden from the 12th century until 1809; neither a colony nor a foreign territory, but one of the four "lands" (Österland, lit.
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- Photo: Ortus-imperii-suecorum.png: Memnon335bc File:Swedish Empire in Early Modern Europe (1560-1815) blank.svg:derivative work: Justass (talk) derivative work: user:M, CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons