Editing Riksdag of the Estates (section)

== Riksdag in Finland ==
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Following the [[Finnish War]] in 1809, Sweden ceded its eastmost provinces to the [[Russian Empire]]. Comprising much of present-day Finland, these became a [[Grand Duchy of Finland|Grand Duchy]] under the [[Emperor of Russia|Emperor]], but the political institutions were kept practically intact. The Finnish estates [[Diet of Porvoo|assembled in 1809 at Porvoo]] to confirm the change in their allegiance. This [[Diet of Finland]] followed the forms of the Swedish Riksdag, being the legislative body of the new autonomous region. However, during the reigns of [[Alexander I of Russia|Alexander I]] and [[Nicholas I of Russia|Nicholas I]] it was not assembled and no new legislation was enacted. The diet was next assembled by tsar [[Alexander II of Russia|Alexander II]] in 1863, due to the need to modernize the laws. After this the Diet met regularly until 1905, when it passed an act forming a new unicameral parliament. That assembly has been Finland's legislative body since then. The [[Finnish House of Nobility]] ({{langx|fi|Ritarihuone}}; {{langx|sv|Riddarhuset}}) carries on the tradition of the Estate of Nobility, but no new families have been ennobled since 1906.