Kingdom of Finland (1742)

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Kingdom of Finland Suomen kuningaskunta (Finnish)
1742–1743
Coat of arms
Capital	Turku
Recognised regional languages	Finnish, Russian, Swedish
Common languages	Finnish, Russian, Swedish
Religion	Lutheranism
Demonym(s)	Finn
Government	Monarchy
Monarch
• 1742	Elizabeth
History
• Established	1742
• Russo-Swedish War	1743
• Disestablished	1743
Time zone	Eastern European Time
ISO 3166 code	FI
Preceded by Succeeded by Sweden Sweden
Today part of	Finland Russia

The attempt to create a Kingdom of Finland in 1742 is a little-known chapter in the history of Finland. After the Russian occupation during the Russo-Swedish War (1741–1743) and vague promises of making Finland independent, Finns elected the Duke Peter of Holstein-Gottorp, who later became heir to the throne of Russia and Emperor as Peter III, as the King of Finland. However, the political situation had outgrown the idea of Finnish independence, which quickly evaporated.^[1]

Currently Finland is an independent republic, bordering Sweden, Norway and the Russian Federation. It gained independence from the Russian Empire on December 6 1917.