siege, early modern

Siege of Turku Castle

Name: Siege of Turku Castle
Location: Finland

Siege of Turku Castle was a siege conducted in 1597 in what is now Finland. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. The recorded result: Swedish victory. Recorded strength: 12 fähnleins of infantry; 500 cavalry; Several ships against >1,000 men.

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Fought1597

WhereFinland60.435N, 22.228E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeSwedish victory

BelligerentsEarly Vasa Swedenagainst15px Polish–Swedish union

Casualties and losses260 killed; Some ships damagedand200 killed; c. 800 captured

Record

Date	1597 (year precision)
Place	Finland 60.435N, 22.228E
Kind	Siege, early modern
Territorial change	Turku Castle is conquered by Duke Charles' forces
Strength	12 fähnleins of infantry; 500 cavalry; Several ships	>1,000 men
Casualties and losses	260 killed; Some ships damaged	200 killed; c. 800 captured
Commanders	Charles IX of Sweden	Ebba Stenbock Arvid Stålarm the Younger

Placed at its recorded location; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Lemo 1808, 6.6 km SE
Battle of Rimito Kramp 1808, 22 km SW
Battle of Sandöström 1808, 29 km SE
Battle of Palva Sund 1808, 31 km W
Battle of Marttila 1599, 40 km NE

Elsewhere in 1597

Siege of Turku Castle is one of 1,390 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 108 in present-day Finland.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q138427052, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Turku Castle, revision 1381594801, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.