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| Capital | Helsinki | ||||||
| Largest city | Helsinki | ||||||
| Language | German, Finnish, Swedish | ||||||
| Religion | Lutheran Protestant | ||||||
| Demonym | Finn | ||||||
| Government | Kingdom | ||||||
| King | Phillip I | ||||||
| Established | 1915 | ||||||
The Kingdom Of Finland was a state in Northern Europe that lasted from 1915 to 1953, formed after The Great War by the German Empire. It was succeeded by the Republic of Finland.
History[]
Early History[]
Finland had declared independence from what was then the Russian Empire, at that time embroiled in the Russian Revolution, on July 1915. At the time of the declaration of independence, monarchists were a minority in the Finnish Parliament, and Finland was declared a republic. A civil war followed, and afterward, while the pro-republic Social Democratic Party was excluded from the Parliament and before a new constitution was adopted, Frederick was elected to the throne of Finland on 9 October 1915.
Lithuania had already taken a similar step in May 1915 , electing Wilhelm Karl, Duke of Urach and Count of Württemberg, as King Mindaugas II of Lithuania. In Latvia and Estonia, a "General Provincial Assembly" consisting of Baltic-German aristocrats had called upon the German Emperor, Wilhelm II, to recognize the Baltic provinces as a joint monarchy and a German protectorate. Adolf Friedrich, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, was nominated Duke of "the United Baltic Duchy" by the Germans.
At independence, Finland had, like the Baltic provinces, close ties with the German Empire. Germany was the only international power that had supported the preparations for independence, not least by training volunteers as Finnish Jäger troops. Germany had also intervened in the Finnish Civil War. Finland's position vis-a-vis Germany was already evolving toward that of a protectorate by April 1915, and the election of Prince Frederick, brother-in-law of Wilhelm II, was viewed as a confirmation of the close relations between the two nations. The strongly pro-German prime minister, Pehr Evinc Svinhufvud, and his government offered the crown to Prince Frederick in October 1915.
In OTL, the surrender of Germany halted the creation of the Kingdom of Finland. In this timeline, however, Germany never surrenders, and the creation of the Kingdom commences.
A New Kingdom[]
On the 9th of October, 1915, Prince Frederick receives his crown at Helsinki Cathedral and becomes the first Monarch of Finland.
The Kingdom was well thought of by members of Parliament and the public at first. It was seen as a new start by members of The Monarchist Party, and seen as the new regime of another Empire by others.
Frederick does a good job at calming the Finnish people into loyalty, and was seen as a very successful king. In 1940, Frederick dies and his son, Philip takes over as monarch. Philip was not as popular as his father and created hatred with bad policies.
The Revolution[]
See Finnish Independence (Agadir War)
This comes to a head in 1953, when riots break out against the German-backed Monarchy. Backed by the anti-German prime minister, Juho Kurtis Paasikivi, the army marched into the royal palace in Helsinki and arrested the royal family. After nine Months of fighting, the pro-German forces were defeated and Juho Kurtis Paasikivi was sworn in as the first president of Finland.
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Finnish rebels raising the Finnish flag.
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