suuriruhtinaskuntaan
Suuriruhtinaskuntaan refers to the Grand Duchy of Finland, a historical polity that existed from 1809 to 1917 as an autonomous part of the Russian Empire. The Grand Duchy was created after Sweden ceded Finland to Russia following the Finnish War, and it combined Russian sovereignty with a high degree of internal self-government. The Russian emperor acted as the Grand Duke, giving the central authority a limited but real influence over Finnish affairs.
Administratively, the Grand Duchy maintained its own legal system, administration, and financial affairs to a large
During the 19th and early 20th centuries, the relationship with Moscow fluctuated, and efforts at centralization