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 | | The ancient areas of Swedish settlement in Estonia are Ruhnu Island, Hiiumaa Island, the west coast and smaller islands (Vormsi, Noarootsi, Sutlepa, Riguldi, Osmussaar), the north-west coast of the Harju District (Nõva, Vihterpalu, Kurkse, the Pakri Peninsula and the Pakri Islands) and Naissaar Island near Tallinn. |
 | | Soon the Soviet occupation was replaced by the German one, the men who had avoided the first enlisting were taken now into the German army, and many of them decided to take refuge in Sweden. |
 | | During the Soviet occupation the islands were used for bombing training and all the old buildings are in ruins. |
| www.einst.ee /factsheets/factsheets_uus_kuju/estonian_swedes.htm (3356 words) |
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