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| | The historical significance of the Finland-Swedes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12) |
 | | Three out of the five lieutenant generals, Lauri Malmberg (1888-1948), Harald Öhqvist (1891-1971), and Hugo Österman (1892-1975) were descended from Finland-Swedish families; a fourth, Lennart Oesch (1892-1978) although Swedish speaking, was of Swiss descent. |
 | | In 1591 he was appointed Governor of Finland and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces in the Russian war. |
 | | Karl Fredrik Mennander (1712-86), a naturalist, lectured in philosophy, became Professor of Physics at Turku, Bishop of Turku, and was eventually chosen Archbishop of Sweden. |
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