Estonians’ hope to get military aid can be explained by the fact that Sweden, which at that time included also Finland, had for some time been quite keen on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea.
Eestlaste lootust foogtide sõjalisele toetusele seletab asjaolu, et Rootsi riik, mille valduste hulka kuulus ka Soome, ilmutas pikemat aega huvi Läänemere idakalda vastu.