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Originally Posted by Swede
You being (i assume) an estonian in Finland, could never possibly understand why people honour Karl XII. And if youve ever heard of a little thing called finska vinterkriget, then youd know that many swedes voulenteered and fought for Finland.
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Im a Finn in Finland. Karl XII was talented but he destroyed what his father Karl XI had build. And Gustavus Adolphus was a greater military leader IMO. My family fought in that little thing that lasted untill 1944 and cost the life of 90.000 Finns. My grandfather has still shrapnel in his ass for it. Yes 10,000 volunteered and honor to them but the fact is that as nation Sweden did very little. Considering Finns fought and died for Sweden over 500 years all over Europe.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweden_and_the_Winter_War