Finno-Sami Confederation

The Finno-Sami Confederation was a dual state which existed in northern Europe in Brazilian's Varna series. 
Between the northern territories of the Novgorod Republic and the Kalmar Union lived the Finnic and Sami tribespeople. They decided against establishing a state until they knew which side to choose, as they feared both Kalmar and Novgorod alike. In 1507, Kalmar was distracted by the First Baltic War, so Novgorod made a move. It was at this point that the Finnic and Sami tribes decided to form a dual state known as the Finno-Sami Confederation, composed of two constituents; namely the Sápmi Confederation and the Kingdom of Finland. They had cut off Vyborg from the rest of the Kalmar Union, allowing Novgorod to invade it easily as Finno-Sami fought alongside them to consolidate their claimed territories. In the Treaty of Riga the independence of the Confederation was recognised. The Kalmar Union was formally dissolved by the treaty, and Finland-Sápmi knew that the now independent Swedish kingdom would try and reclaim their lost Finnish territories.
However, Finland-Sápmi kept their eyes on Vyborg, and in 1525 they decided to try and take it and invaded Karelia at the same time. Since Novgorod's troops were distracted fighting Muscovy, Vyborg and Savonia fell easily. The early summer brought the Swedish reconquest of Finland that was expected, but the Finns were startled as their troops had moved further east. In only two months Sweden captured 5/6 of the Finnish cities, so when the Finns wanted to surrender, the Finno-Sami Confederation was dissolved into its two constituents. The Sápmi Confederation annexed their occupied Karelian lands and left the war. Shortly afterwards, the Kingdom of Finland surrendered to Sweden, and agreed to be annexed into Sweden in the Treaty of Vyborg.
Category:Varna Countries