Attack on Åbo (1318)

This article is about the attack on Åbo in 1318. For attack in 1509, see Sack of Turku (1509). For the siege in 1563, see Siege of Åbo (1563).
Attack on Åbo
Part of the Swedish–Novgorodian Wars

The Cathedral of Turku
Date1318
Location
Åbo (Turku), Finland, Kingdom of Sweden
Result Inconclusive
Belligerents
Sweden Novgorod
Commanders and leaders
Lyder van Kyren Unknown

The Attack on Åbo was launched by the Novgorod Republic on the Swedish city of Åbo (Turku, in present-day Finland) in 1318. The Novgorodian goal of capturing the city failed, but they managed to burn the outskirts.

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