Wars
Great Northern War
Victory · Treaty of Nystad
Show on the timeline- Period on the timeline
- 1700–1721
Peter I and his allies fought Sweden for influence in the Baltic region. After early setbacks, the Russian army and navy gained a strategic advantage; the peace confirmed substantial Russian gains along the coast.
- Period
- 1700–1721
- Belligerents
- Russia, Denmark, Saxony and other allies at different stages — Sweden and its allies
- Outcome
- Russia gained Ingria, Estonia, Livonia and part of Karelia; Finland was returned to Sweden
- Settlement
- Treaty of Nystad, 1721; Russia paid Sweden monetary compensation