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