Treaty of Fredrikshamn

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Treaty of Fredrikshamn
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Signed17 September 1809 (1809-9-17)
LocationFredrikshamn, Russia
Original
signatories
Map showing territory changes at the end of the Finnish War. Modern country boundaries are indicated by dotted red lines.

The Treaty of Fredrikshamn, or the Treaty of Hamina,

Kurt von Stedingk (former Swedish ambassador to Saint Petersburg) and Colonel Anders Fredrik Skjöldebrand.[1]

In the treaty, Sweden ceded Finnish territories to Russia.[2]

Terms

According to the treaty Sweden ceded parts of the provinces

independence
.

A reference to

Emperor
who had granted the original promise.

During the negotiations, Swedish representatives had namely endeavoured to escape the loss of the Åland islands, "the fore-posts of Stockholm," as

Napoleon's invasion of Russia
.

Notes

  1. ^ Swedish: Freden i Fredrikshamn; Russian: Фридрихсгамский мирный договор; Finnish: Haminan rauha

References

  • Похлебкин В.В. (1995) Внешняя политика Руси, России и СССР за 1000 лет в именах, датах, фактах: Справочник, М.: Междунар. отношения –
Pokhlebkin, V.V. (1995) Foreign policy of Russia, Russia and the USSR in 1000 years: the names, the dates, the facts: a reference book, Moscow : International Relations, (in Russian)

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