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Founding of Helsingfors
- When
- 12 June 1550
- Where
- Helsinki
- Part of
- Founding of Helsinki
Gustav I founded Helsinki as a trading town to rival Reval.
On 12 June 1550, King Gustav I of Sweden founded Helsinki. The settlement was named Helsingfors and established as a trading town to rival the Hanseatic city of Reval on the southern shore of the Gulf of Finland.
Sources
- Helsinki Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-19
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