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According to archaelogical evidence, the area now comprising Finland was settled at the latest around 8500 BCE during the Stone Age as the ice shield of the last ice age receded. The artifacts the first settlers left behind present characteristics that are shared with those found in Estonia, Russia and Norway. Swedish-speaking settlers arrived in the coastal regions during the medieval time. Swedish kings established their rule in 1249.

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