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    1. Finland was essentially ‚integrated‘ to Sweden at this time, although almost everyone views it as oppression. Most numbers regarding Swedish casualties during this time on Finnish territories would actually be Finnish in today’s terms. But back to your question, the Swedish seem to be excellent at sweeping such things under the rug.

      I can see from the Swedish page that in the Baltics, the losses are in multiple thousands, so I would expect at least the same numbers in Finland.

    2. Far_Aardvark5240 on

      The latest estimates of Finns who were taken as slaves during the great hatred is closer to 20 000- 30 000. Large number of these were children and women and they were also sold forward to southern muslim empires.

    3. >the great hatred 1700-1721 killed 30 000 Finns

      The Greater Wrath took more like some 100 000 casualties from Finland alone, which was likely close to 1/4 of Finland’s population. Not just being killed (from combat, famine, disease or through terror) but also from slave abductions too. The amount could also be impacted by the plague epidemic of the 1690s, though I’m not exactly sure to what extent.

    4. Must be sucked to be born in the mid 17th century. First there was a great famine that took a toll of up to every third Finn, then there was the great wrath where Russians looted and pillaged all around the area. 

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