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Wensday 19 of August 2009 is there 200 years since the last battle in Sweden occured.

It was in Sävar in Västerbotten, that Swedish and Russian troups where fighting and Sweden lost Finland.

On that day several thousands of tourists and also some roylaties to visit Sävar, and also Ratan that also where punished by the fighting.

On the 20 of August 1809 the small town of Ratan where almost completly demolished when Swedish cannons was bombing Russian troups.

source:Swedish Radio

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