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Frederikshamn (Finnish, Hamina), a town and fortress of Finland, Russia, in the government of Viborg, on the gulf of Finland. 115 m. N. W. of St. Petersburg; pop. in 1867, 3,278. Here, on Sept, 17, 1809, the treaty between Sweden and Russia was signed by which Finland became Russian.
 
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