ism ▁in ▁ 1 6 6 0 , ▁the ▁central isation ▁of ▁government ▁meant ▁a ▁concentration ▁of ▁institutions ▁in ▁C open hagen . ▁Central isation ▁was ▁supported ▁in ▁many ▁parts ▁of ▁Norway , ▁where ▁the ▁two - year ▁attempt ▁by ▁Sweden ▁to ▁control ▁Tr ø nd el ag ▁had ▁met ▁strong ▁local ▁resistance ▁and ▁resulted ▁in ▁a ▁complete ▁failure ▁for ▁the ▁Sw edes ▁and ▁a ▁dev ast ation ▁of ▁the ▁province . ▁This ▁allowed ▁Norway ▁to ▁further ▁secure ▁itself ▁militar ily ▁for ▁the ▁future ▁through ▁closer ▁t ies ▁with ▁the ▁capital ▁C open hagen . ▁The ▁term ▁" Sw eden – Fin land " ▁is ▁sometimes , ▁although ▁with ▁less ▁just ification , ▁applied ▁to ▁the ▁contemporary ▁Swedish ▁real m ▁between ▁ 1 5 2 1 ▁and ▁ 1 8 0 9 . ▁Finland ▁was ▁never ▁a ▁separate ▁kingdom , ▁and ▁was ▁completely ▁integrated ▁with ▁Sweden , ▁while ▁Den mark ▁was ▁the ▁dominant ▁component ▁in ▁a ▁personal ▁union . ▁ ▁Col on ies ▁ ▁Through out ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁Den mark – N or way , ▁it ▁continu ously ▁had ▁possession ▁over ▁various ▁over se as ▁territ ories . ▁At ▁the ▁earliest ▁times ▁this ▁meant ▁areas ▁in ▁Northern ▁Europe ▁and ▁North ▁America , ▁for ▁instance ▁Est onia ▁and ▁the ▁Norwegian ▁poss essions ▁of ▁Green land , ▁the ▁Far oe ▁Islands ▁and ▁I cel and . ▁ ▁From ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁century , ▁the ▁kingdom s ▁acquired ▁colon ies ▁in ▁Africa , ▁the ▁Car ib bean ▁and ▁India . ▁At ▁its ▁height