Devastated by fire in 1713 & 1808, this city was made the capital of the Grand Duchy of Finland in 1812
In addition, about one quarter of the town was destroyed by a fire in 
... in 1812 the Russian government relocated the Finnish capital to Helsinki from
... [DOC] [TLE] Helsinki 18122012 | Helsinki 200 years as capital [PAR] Russia occupied Helsinki on 3 March 1808, with Sveaborg surrendering in a 
bloodless siege on ...