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Suomenlinna Destination Guide

Explore Suomenlinna in Finland

Suomenlinna in the region of Province of Southern Finland with its 900 inhabitants is a place in Finland close to Helsinki , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Suomenlinna

Time in Suomenlinna is now 08:07 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Helsinki " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Riga, Pskov, Tartu, Tallinn, and Vuosaari. Since you are here already, consider visiting Riga . We saw some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Suomenlinna ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Helsinki, Finland: Suomenlinna Island and Fortress

1:54 min by RickSteves
Views: 11161 Rating: 5.00

Helsinki's most important sight is Suomenlinna, an island guarding Helsinki's harbor that served as a strategic fortress for three countries: Sweden, Russia, and then Finland. It's now a popular park, ..

Tilt-Shift Video Of A Day Trip In SuomenLinna

2:16 min by dkmorphey
Views: 3265 Rating: 5.00

Miniature Model Of A Day Trip In the Finnish Castle ..


M/S Princess Maria departures Helsinki (Timelapse)

0:58 min by Jontsa73
Views: 2437 Rating: 4.33

Cruiseferry M/S Princess Maria heading to St. Petersburg (Russia) from Helsinki South Harbour (Finland) via very narrow Kustaanmiekka strait. Canon IXUS 860 IS Timelaps, 1 shot in 1 second. ..

Salute at Suomenlinna

1:47 min by ThomasVSFI
Views: 1681 Rating: 5.00

Götheborg at Kustaanmiekka at the Suomenlinna -sea fortress ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Suomenlinna Church

The Suomenlinna Church in Finland was built as a Greek Orthodox garrison church for the Russian troops of Suomenlinna sea fortress in 1854 and originally had five onion domes. It was converted into an Evangelical Lutheran church during the 1920s. Its extensive iconography was warehoused by the city of Helsinki, and their current whereabouts are unknown. Today its central dome doubles as a lighthouse making it one of only a few churches in the world that double as a lighthouse.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 60.15 24.99 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: 20th-century Lutheran church buildings, Churches in Helsinki, Domes, Lutheran churches, Religious buildings completed in 1854, Suomenlinna

Suomenlinna

Suomenlinna, until 1918 Viapori, or Sveaborg, is an inhabited sea fortress built on six islands (Kustaanmiekka, Susisaari, Iso-Mustasaari, Pikku-Mustasaari, Länsi-Mustasaari and Långören), and which now forms part of the city of Helsinki, the capital of Finland. Suomenlinna is a UNESCO World Heritage site and popular with both tourists and locals, who enjoy it as a picturesque picnic site.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 60.14 24.98 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: 1748 establishments in Finland, Buildings and structures in Helsinki, Car-free zones, Coastal fortifications, Finnish War, Finnish islands in the Baltic, Forts in Finland, Forts in Sweden, Landmarks in Finland, Neighbourhoods of Helsinki, Russian and Soviet Navy bases, Sea fort, Suomenlinna, Visitor attractions in Helsinki, World Heritage Sites in Finland

Finnish submarine Vesikko

Vesikko is a Vesikko-class submarine, which was launched on 10 May 1933 at the Crichton-Vulcan dock in Turku. Until 1936 it was named by its manufacturing codename CV 707. Vesikko was ordered by a Dutch engineering company Ingenieurskantoor voor Scheepsbouw in 1930 as a commercial submarine prototype. Vesikko was one of the five submarines to serve in the Finnish Navy.

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Located at 60.14 24.99 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: 1933 ships, German Type II submarines, Museum ships in Finland, Ships built in Finland, Submarines of Germany, Submarines of the Finnish Navy, Submarines of the Netherlands, Suomenlinna, World War II submarines of Finland

Kuninkaanportti

Kuninkaanportti or Kungsporten (Finnish and Swedish respectively for "the king's gate") is the principal entrance to the fortress Suomenlinna outside Helsinki. It is on the southernmost island of Suomenlinna, in front of the Kustaanmiekka strait, and is considered the main symbol of Suomenlinna. The gate was constructed from 1753 to 1754 at the place where King Adolf Frederick of Sweden anchored his ship when he was coming to inspect the construction of the fortress.

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Located at 60.14 24.99 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Suomenlinna

Kaivopuisto

Kaivopuisto, or in spoken language, Kaivari, is one of the oldest and best known parks in central Helsinki, Finland, and also a neighbourhood of about 500 inhabitants where the park is located.

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Located at 60.16 24.96 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Neighbourhoods of Helsinki, Parks in Helsinki, Urban public parks

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Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Suomenlinna