The Helsinki history dates back to the period when it was founded by the Swedish king Gustav Vasa in 1550 and was referred to as Helsingfors. Meant to unite the trade in the Southern part of Finland, the place also solved the purpose of providing a contender for Revel, which was the center of local trade in the country.
After successive failures to establish itself as an important trading center in the country, Helsinki was taken over by the Swedish authorities and was fortified after the defeat of Sweden in Great Northern war in 1972 to curb further attacks on the region. After the administration of the country was passed on to the Russian government, the Russian authorities
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decided to shift the capital from Turku to Helsinki because it was comparatively easier to administer the country from Helsinki.
Another important event that paved the Helsinki history was the Finnish Civil War, which was the result of a tug of war between the two dominant political parties in the country that is the Social Democrats and the non-socialists conservative party. The differences between the two were aggravated by the Senate's decision to officialize the White guard over the abilities of the Red guard. Hell broke down and a war was waged between the two in which the White guards emerged victorious. The independence of Finland can also be traced back to this even in the history of Helsinki.
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