Mappy Monday: Swedish Empire (1560-1815)

Swedish Empire in Early Modern Europe (1560-1815). Derivative work by M.K, based on Swedish Empire (1560-1815) blank.svg by Justass, based on Ortus-imperii-suecorum.png by Memnon335bc [CC BY 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0) or GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html)]. Available from Wikimedia Commons.

This map shows the Swedish Empire from 1560 to 1815. The years of acquisitions and losses are included. Finland was part of the Swedish Empire for most of this period.