All Estonian-Swedes from the island of Hiiumaa were forced to move to New Russia (present day Ukraine) by Catherine II of Russia, where they formed their very own village Gammalsvenskby.
Alla estlandssvenskar från ön Dagö tvingades flytta till Nya Ryssland (nuvarande Ukraina) av Katarina II av Ryssland, där de skapade sin egen by, Gammalsvenskby.