title: Scandinavian Neutrality  in the Crimean War
abstract: The two Scandinavian kingdoms of Sweden and Denmark declared their neutrality in the Crimean War right at the outset of the conflict. They also maintained it throughout the war. However, their neutrality did not go uncontested. Denmark, caught between the great powers, was content with its role as a small-state neutral, but found itself in the position of having to fend off constant Allied demands. Sweden, which had its own lingering great power ambitions and still resented the 1809 loss of Finl