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Why did the vikings not attack Finland?

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The didn't have to, they lived there themselves. Present day Finland was part of Scandinavia politically and culturally, and still is. read more

Vikings did not like to lose sight of their ships. Finns lived too deeply in the forest to be easily attacked. Finns also wanted to trade but the Vikings had a virtual monopoly on seafaring and established trade routes. read more

There is a Swedish population in Finland. They live in a part of Finland that consists of the coast and the land about one days march from the coast. If you lived in Finland and the Vikings were ravaging the coast you would not want to live within one days march from the coast. read more

It is a well known fact that vikings also attacked Finland many times, but Finnish people could defend themselves quite well.They had the beacon systems and they actually lived in more inner in the land instead of archipelaco and cost, which were merely used as market places. read more

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