Finnic History & Mythology - The Hakkapeliitta - or Hackapelit, Hackapelite, Hackapell, Haccapelit, Haccapelite - were Finnish light cavalrymen in the service of King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden during the Thirty Years'
The Finnish light cavalry regiment (Hakkapeliittas) were at the forefront of the Swedish expansion in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries. What made them so valued as part of the Swedish Army? -
![The Finnish light cavalry regiment (Hakkapeliittas) were at the forefront of the Swedish expansion in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries. What made them so valued as part of the Swedish Army? - The Finnish light cavalry regiment (Hakkapeliittas) were at the forefront of the Swedish expansion in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries. What made them so valued as part of the Swedish Army? -](https://qph.cf2.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-7a9e84e46e05cdd4d744d7c8d443b87b.webp)