The Finnish War was fought between Russia and Sweden, after Russia, now allied with Napoleon following the Treaty of Tilsit, sought to pressure Sweden into joining the Continental System. Russian forces invaded Finland, then the eastern part of the Swedish realm, and the Swedish fortress of Sveaborg, near Helsinki, surrendered in 1808. In Sweden, King Gustav IV Adolf was deposed in a coup and replaced by his uncle, who became Charles XIII. By the Treaty of Fredrikshamn, Sweden ceded Finland to Russia, and Finland became the autonomous Grand Duchy of Finland within the Russian Empire under Alexander I. The loss ended centuries in which Finland had been part of the Swedish kingdom.
Before and after
- from 19 November 1807 to 30 November 1807Invasion of Portugal
- 1808Publication of Faust
- 1808Discovery of calcium
- 16 January 1808Founding of Italian Stock Exchange
- from 21 February 1808 to 17 September 1809Finnish War
- 20 April 1808Birth of Napoleon III
- 3 June 1808Birth of Jefferson Davis
- from 15 June 1808 to 14 August 1808First Siege of Zaragoza
- 30 June 1808Discovery of boron
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