Suomenlinna
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English: Suomenlinna, (Sveaborg in Swedish, until 1918 Viapori in Finnish), is a fortress in Helsinki, the capital of Finland. It is an inhabited sea fortress built on six islands. The building was started in 1748. Building the fortress became a life's work for Augustin Ehrensvärd, Swedish military architect and a lieutenant colonel in the artillery. Augustin Ehrensvärd was also a painter.
Maps
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Map of Sveaborg at the 1790s
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Suomenlinna during The Finnish War (1808–1809)
Views
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Suomenlinna seen from a ferry
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Merisotakoulu – Finnish Naval Academy in an autumn morning
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Panorama
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Panorama in August 2006
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Tykistölahti
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Part of the wall
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A tiny beach in Susisaari
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The bridge from Iso Mustasaari to Pikku Mustasaari
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A park and some homes near Piperin puisto
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A view in April 2005
Kustaanmiekka
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Walls in Kustaanmiekka
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A view to the south from the west coast of Kustaanmiekka
Kuninkaanportti
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Kuninkaanportti – King's Gate
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Inscription on the wall of King's Gate
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Inscription on the wall of King's Gate
Augustin Ehrensvärd (1710–1772)
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Augustin Ehrensvärd (1710–1772) – Painting in Helsinki City Museum
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Field Marshal Augustin Ehrensvärd
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Field Marshal Augustin Ehrensvärd's grave in Suomenlinna
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Field Marshal Augustin Ehrensvärd's grave
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Field Marshal Augustin Ehrensvärd's grave
Museums
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Rannikkotykistömuseo – Coastal Artillery Museum and Russian 6 inch 200 pood siege gun model 1904
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Finnish submarine Vesikko, 1933-1946.
Artillery
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An old cannon
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Russian coastal artillery gun manufactured in 1909
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Russian coastal artillery gun
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Russian coastal artillery gun
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Russian coastal artillery guns
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Russian 152 mm mortar M1867
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Russian 152 mm /35 gun M1877 (produced in 1889)
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Swedish Bofors M1927 76 mm anti-aircraft gun (WW II)
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Imperial Russian Torpedo boat Sveaborg
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Imperial Russian battleship Tsesarevich in Helsingfors, 1914–1917
Buildings
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Suomenlinna Church
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An old house in Susisaari
Boats
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Ferry Suomenlinna II
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M/S Suomenlinna-Sveaborg
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The ferry Tor
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Götheborg visiting Suomenlinna in Helsinki June 2008
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Götheborg visiting Suomenlinna in Helsinki June 2008
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Götheborg visiting Suomenlinna in Helsinki June 2008
Events
[edit]Suomenlinna in Art
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A drawing by Peter Krapotkin (1876) showing Skanslandet at Sveaborg fortress
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Suomenlinna / Sveaborg. Picture from year 1856 by L. Morel-Fatio
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Construction works at the galley dock by Augustin Ehrensvärd (1710–1772), Helsinki City Museum
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The Galley docks of Suomenlinna fortress during the construction
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View over Sveaborg, painting by Augustin Ehrensvärd