Early Finnish Wars
Scattered descriptions on wars against Finland or between the Finns and the neighboring peoples prior to Finland becoming a part of Sweden has survived in Icelandic sagas, German, Norwegian, Danish and Russian chronicles and Swedish legends. Most of the early Finnish wars remain unhistorical and cannot be verified from reliable sources.
Read more about Early Finnish Wars: Conflicts With Norwegians, Conflicts With Danes, Conflicts With Novgorod
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