Klemetti Eerikinpoika (
Swedish: Clemens Eriksson) was a
Kainuu peasant and war leader during the pillaging wars (rappasodat, 1570–1595), during which
Karelians on one side and Kainuu people and
Ostrobothnians on the other waged guerrilla warfare against each other. He participated in campaigns led by
Pekka Vesainen and later led them himself after Vesainen's death. He also led the defences around
Oulujärvi when Karelians attacked. According to stories, he travelled to
Stockholm to tell King
Charles IX of Sweden about the dangerous conditions of the
Kainuu region and as a result, the
Kajaani Castle was built to defend the area. Klemetti Eerikinpoika was named the provost of the castle. He is known to have lived in
Kajaani and
Sotkamo.[1]
References
^von Bell, Aarno (2012). Kuluntalahti – Nuasjärven rantakylä. Kajaani: Kuluntalahden kyläyhdistys ry. pp. 30–31.
ISBN978-952-93-1645-8.
Klemetti Eerikinpoika (
Swedish: Clemens Eriksson) was a
Kainuu peasant and war leader during the pillaging wars (rappasodat, 1570–1595), during which
Karelians on one side and Kainuu people and
Ostrobothnians on the other waged guerrilla warfare against each other. He participated in campaigns led by
Pekka Vesainen and later led them himself after Vesainen's death. He also led the defences around
Oulujärvi when Karelians attacked. According to stories, he travelled to
Stockholm to tell King
Charles IX of Sweden about the dangerous conditions of the
Kainuu region and as a result, the
Kajaani Castle was built to defend the area. Klemetti Eerikinpoika was named the provost of the castle. He is known to have lived in
Kajaani and
Sotkamo.[1]
References
^von Bell, Aarno (2012). Kuluntalahti – Nuasjärven rantakylä. Kajaani: Kuluntalahden kyläyhdistys ry. pp. 30–31.
ISBN978-952-93-1645-8.