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Explore the fortress with Suomenlinna online guide. With the help of Suomenlinna online guide, you can find ferry timetables, routes, museums and other attractions, as well as cafés and restaurants conveniently in one place. Open the guide.
Fortress and history. Situated on a group of islands off Helsinki, Suomenlinna was built during the Swedish era as a maritime fortress and a base for the Archipelago Fleet. Work on the fortress began in 1748.
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.
Dec 2, 2010 · Fortress of Suomenlinna. Built in the second half of the 18th century by Sweden on a group of islands located at the entrance of Helsinki's harbour, this fortress is an especially interesting example of European military architecture of the time.
Jan 1, 2024 · If there’s one spot you need to add to your list of places to visit in Helsinki, it’s Suomenlinna fortress! This little slice of heaven is an island that transports you back in time a few hundred years. It’s effortlessly serene, full of important history and picture-perfect to boot. In just 15 minutes, you can escape the urban life of the ...
Suomenlinna sea fortress is a Unesco World Heritage Site located on the coast of Helsinki, and also a suburb of Helsinki with around 800 residents. The fortress was shaped by three historic eras when it helped to defend first Sweden, then Russia and ultimately Finland.
Fortress of Suomenlinna. The ferry trip to the fortress of Suomenlinna from Helsinki Market Square takes about 15 minutes. The site was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1991 as a unique monument of military architecture.
