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In the 12th century the islands were a part of the Novgorod Republic . In the 17th century they were captured by Sweden and in the beginning of 18th century they became a part of the Grand Duchy Of Finland as a result of the Finnish War . In 1917 they became a part of independent Finland , but were acquired by the USSR after the Winter War and Continuation War .


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