Old Finland

Old Finland (Finnish: Vanha Suomi; Russian: Ста́рая Финля́ндия, tr. Staraya Finlyandiya; Swedish: Gamla Finland) is a name used for the areas that Russia gained from Sweden in the Great Northern War (1700–1721) and in the Russo-Swedish War (1741–1743). Old Finland was joined to the autonomous Grand Duchy of Finland as Viipuri province in 1812. The area corresponded largely with that of the medieval province subjugated to Viipuri castle. Under Russian rule the combined territories formed the Vyborg Governorate, or Government of Vyborg.

Old Finland

Old Finland (Finnish: Vanha Suomi; Russian: Ста́рая Финля́ндия, tr. Staraya Finlyandiya; Swedish: Gamla Finland) is a name used for the areas that Russia gained from Sweden in the Great Northern War (1700–1721) and in the Russo-Swedish War (1741–1743). Old Finland was joined to the autonomous Grand Duchy of Finland as Viipuri province in 1812. The area corresponded largely with that of the medieval province subjugated to Viipuri castle. Under Russian rule the combined territories formed the Vyborg Governorate, or Government of Vyborg.