The resulting Grand Duchy of Finland enjoyed wide autonomy within the Empire until the end of the 19th century, when Russia began attempts to assimilate Finland as part of a general policy to strengthen the central government and unify the Empire through russification.
O Gran Ducado de Finlandia resultante gozou dunha ampla autonomía dentro do Imperio ata finais do século, cando Rusia comezou a intentar asimilar Finlandia como parte dunha política xeral para fortalecer o goberno central e unificar o Imperio a través da rusificación.