Category Archives: Finnish

Of Finnish and Swedish uniforms of 1808, plastrons, officers’ rank insignia etc.

Anyone who has ever tried to understand Swedish army uniforms of the war in Finland of 1808–1809 knows that this is a very diffcult subject indeed. Shortly before the war, uniforms were changed several times in rapid succession. At the same time, old uniforms were still in use. It is therefore not easy to knowContinue reading “Of Finnish and Swedish uniforms of 1808, plastrons, officers’ rank insignia etc.”

Swedish infantry and cavalry flags for the Finnish war (1808) (October 2025 update!)

Ive been meaning to do this for a long time. As I make my own flags for my Swedish and Finnish figures for 1808, I thought that Itd be a nice thing to share these. Especially since these flags are not available from many commercial outlets, and those that are available do not necessarily haveContinue reading “Swedish infantry and cavalry flags for the Finnish war (1808) (October 2025 update!)”

Österbotten regiment

Moving forward with more troops for my 1808 Swedes. This is the last of the Finnish regular regiments. I will need one large battalion of 30 or 36 figures plus som skirmishers. Painting six at a time go is a good way of working away at large numbers of miniatures at a reasonable pace. HavingContinue reading “Österbotten regiment”

Standard for the Nyland dragoons

I have been adding some figures to my unit of Nyland dragoons, to get them up to 9 figures, which will be rebased to a new and more standard format. When doing so I also added a standard. Some literature, Törnquist in particular, claims that the regiment did not carry standards. Illustrations made ca 1804Continue reading “Standard for the Nyland dragoons”

Gyllenbögel’s free corps

These are my first attempts at making some members of the Gyllenbögel free corps, a volunteer unit composed of various ex-soldiers and civilians. It was created in the summer of 1808 and saw action at a number of battles. The figures are simple conversions from Perry AWI figures and a Brigade Games Canadian 1812 militiamanContinue reading “Gyllenbögel’s free corps”

Swedish HQ

As most of you who are reading this will know, the Perry miniatures range of (very excellent) Swedish figures does not (yet :-)) include generals or colonels. I have converted various figures for this purpose previously, as can be seen in older posts. However, those have been single mounted figures, meant as brigade commanders. InContinue reading “Swedish HQ”

Swedish guards (Livgardet, Svea livgarde)

This is how the Livgarde figures turned out. There are some details that need to be adjusted, but this is what the basic figure will look like. It is not catastrophic, but I was more happy with the grenadiers, who where easier to model as well. But I suppose these work OK, especially if IContinue reading “Swedish guards (Livgardet, Svea livgarde)”

Swedish grenadiers (livgrenadjärer)

These figures are a simple conversion from the standard Perry miniatures Swedish infantry. I am pretty pleased with these and it doesnt seem unrealistic to convert enough figures for a couple of battalions, which is what I would need. The paints used are: Coat d’arms Royal Blue, Cda Blood Red, Vallejo Gold Brown (sash), CdaContinue reading “Swedish grenadiers (livgrenadjärer)”

Swedish foot guards in the Finnish war, 1808–1809

In 1808, the Swedish army had several guards and grenadier regiments, with ever changing and sometimes confusingly similar names. However, only some of these troops took part in the war in Finland, and those that did did not play a key part. I will try to give an overview of the uniforms and flags ofContinue reading “Swedish foot guards in the Finnish war, 1808–1809”