in the russian empire defeated the kingdom of sweden in the great northern war and the finnish provinces of sweden where ceeded to the russian empire in sweden was awarded norway as being apart of the united kingdom kingdom of sweden empire of russia alliance against napolean in the kingdom of norway peacefully gained its independence from sweden and in the republic of finland gained its independence from russia via victory on the battlefield today it sits as follows i the kingdom of denmark constitutional monarchy ii the kingdom of norway constitutional monarchy i the kingdom of sweden post constitutional monarchy i the republic of finland republic