a great country

How was Finland like before Sweden colonized it?

>>72047820
It was russian colony

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>>72047820
Bunch of peaceful tribes that traded furs with their neighbors.
Unlike the balts and baltic finnics (estonians and livs), I don't know any historical records of ancient finns participating in raids, which is probably explained by the fact that it's fucking cold up there and travelling would be more risk than reward.

>>72047820
This >>72047974
We were basically barbarians without all the bloodshed. We were also very isolated here in the north and got very little influence from rest of the Europe. For example we were the last European people to be converted into christianity. Nobody gave a fuck what some pagans in the north did unless they were raiders like the vikings.

>>72047873
No

>>72047820

It's not completely known I think

>>72047974
>I don't know any historical records of ancient finns participating in raids
pagan raids in the baltic sea was one of the causes for the Swedish crusades

>>72047820

We didn't exist. It was free land roamed by various Finno and Baltic tribes. Over time the language became standard.

>>72048809
im sure sweden had österland in its scope for a long time but swedes were afraid of the locals and the shaman meme. christian zeal was a good weapon to disarm centuries old "finnish wizards" stigma.

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>>72047820
We wuz kangs

>>72047974
There are a lot of mentions about the kvens doing raids in norse writings

>>72049052
>im sure sweden had österland in its scope for a long time but swedes were afraid of the locals and the shaman meme.
Swedish influence in finland started to take of due to the competition with Novgorod. aggressive expansion into finland would be a logistical nightmare just like the potatoslav said.

>>72047873
It was the other way around.
Learn your history lesson Ivan.