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Johan Grip -> Reval size and generally about settlement sizes (2/5/2018 8:33:41 PM)
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In the game it is smaller than Åbo/Turku, in reality Turku had population around 5000 and Reval/Tallin had around 10.000.
Åbo was an important trade port but its main role was as the administrative center of Finland, it also had an university.
Reval was much more important trade hub and the administrative center of Estonia.
Before Livonia and Riga became part of Sweden the strategic, economic and cultural core of Sweden was the triangle Stockholm-Åbo-Reval, this control of the northern part of the Baltic Sea is what made possible all the future expansions.
Riga and Stockholm had population over 50.000+ by 1700 so they where huge centers in the Baltic Sea region.
Helsingfors/Helsinki and Viborg/Viipuri where around 3000+ in size.
Tammerfors/Tampere did not exist in 1700 as a town, it should be replaced with Tavastehus/Hämeenlinna, you could just change the names.
If these type of things can be edited I am willing to search for accurate information about trade and military infrastructure related to the game from official sources. Swedish Empire kept accurate records of everything so it most likely all published in Sweden or Finland.
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