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1. www.suomenlinna.fi › enSuomenlinna Official Website

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   The Suomenlinna Sea Fortress is a cultural treasure. Its construction began in the mid-18th century. Welcome to Suomenlinna! Go to the website of the Governing Body of Suomenlinna at the address www.slhk.fi.

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   • Fortress and History

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     The Swedish Era

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › SuomenlinnaSuomenlinna - Wikipedia

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   Suomenlinna ( Finnish: [ˈsuo̯menˌlinːɑ]; until 1918 Viapori, Finnish: [ˈviaˌpori] ), or Sveaborg ( Swedish: [ˈsvɛːɑˈborj] ), is an inhabited sea fortress composed of eight islands, of which six have been fortified; it is about 4 km southeast of the city center of Helsinki, the capital of Finland. Suomenlinna is popular with tourists ...

   • Official name: Fortress of Suomenlinna
   • Location: Helsinki, Finland

   • Designated: 1991 (15th session)
   • Region: Europe and North America

4. whc.unesco.org › en › listFortress of Suomenlinna - UNESCO World Heritage Centre

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   Dec 2, 2010 · Brief synthesis. Suomenlinna (Sveaborg) is a sea fortress, which was built gradually from 1748 onwards on a group of islands belonging to the district of Helsinki. The work was supervised by the Swedish Admiral Augustin Eherensvärd (1710-1772), who adapted Vauban’s theories to the very special geographical features of the region.

5. thirdeyetraveller.com › suomenlinna-fortress-guideThe Ultimate Suomenlinna Fortress Guide (2024) - 14 Important ...

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   Jan 1, 2024 · Suomenlinna sea fortress Island is a UNESCO world heritage site and is based just off the shores of the mainland of Helsinki. Did you know that the city of Helsinki is actually an archipelago made up of 330 islands?! So, the Suomenlinna fortress is part of those islands on the Baltic Sea.

6. www.maailmanperinto.fi › en › suomenlinnaFortress of Suomen­linna - Association of World Heritage ...

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   The fortress received its current name, Suomenlinna, in 1918. Finland had become independent a year before, and a new regime took over the fortress. The fortress was placed under civilian administration in 1973. Suomenlinna is now a living district of Helsinki with about 800 inhabitants. The fortress is one of Finland’s most popular tourist ...

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   What is Suomenlinna?

   • Welcome to Suomenlinna! The exhibition introduces the sensation of sounds travelling four times faster than they do in the air, of being completely surrounded by sound and elevates the feeling of being one with nature in a new sound art installation that includes soundscapes that have never been played to an audience before.

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   Where is Suomenlinna located?

   • Suomenlinna ( Finnish: [ˈsuo̯menˌlinːɑ]; until 1918 Viapori, Finnish: [ˈviaˌpori] ), or Sveaborg ( Swedish: [ˈsvɛːɑˈborj] ), is an inhabited sea fortress composed of eight islands, of which six have been fortified; it is about 4 km southeast of the city center of Helsinki, the capital of Finland.

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   When was Suomenlinna built?

   • Work on the fortress began in 1748. The story of Suomenlinna, originally called Sveaborg or Viapori in Finnish, begun in 1748 when Sweden begun fortification work on the Susiluodot islands off Helsinki. Swedish era of the fortress continued for 60 years until 1808, when Viapori was besieged by the Russian forces in the Russo-Swedish war.

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   When did Suomenlinna get its name?

   • In 1808, Suomenlinna surrendered to Russian troops, and it became a Russian military base and garrison town. The fortress received its current name, Suomenlinna, in 1918. Finland had become independent a year before, and a new regime took over the fortress. The fortress was placed under civilian administration in 1973.

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