Actually, fear of Russia is the most powerful argument of the right-wing types. That is the very reason why Sweden has been eager to co-operate and assimilate w

Actually, fear of Russia is the most powerful argument of the right-wing types. That is the very reason why Sweden has been eager to co-operate and assimilate with the west. Luckily for them, Finland has always been there to buffer and protect them from the easter invasion. EDIT: Having made such bold statements, thought it would be decent to provide some links. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swedish-Novgorodian_Wars http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swedish-Novgorodian_Wars http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Swedish_War_(1554%E2%80%931557) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Swedish_War_(1554%E2%80%9... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Swedish_War_(1590%E2%80%931595) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Swedish_War_(1590%E2%80%9... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Nordic_War http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Nordic_War http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Swedish_War_(1741%E2%80%931743) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Swedish_War_(1741%E2%80%9... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Swedish_War_(1788%E2%80%931790) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Swedish_War_(1788%E2%80%9... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Swedish_War_(1808%E2%80%931809) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Swedish_War_(1808%E2%80%9... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finnish_Civil_War http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finnish_Civil_War http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_war http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_war http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continuation_War http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continuation_War 'Always' was obviously an exaggaration. Eight hundred years would be more accurate, which is pretty much as far as written history goes at these parts.