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Castles of Finland

Castles of Finland. Linna means fortress or castle. Suomenlinna - 1380. Suomenlinna - 1380. Capital moved from Turku to Helsinki Closer to St. Petersburg Easier to defend Begun by Sweden, completed by Russia Group of small islands blocking the harbor of Helsinki.

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Castles of Finland

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  1. Castles of Finland

  2. Linna means fortress or castle

  3. Suomenlinna - 1380

  4. Suomenlinna - 1380 • Capital moved from Turku to Helsinki • Closer to St. Petersburg • Easier to defend • Begun by Sweden, completed by Russia • Group of small islands blocking the harbor of Helsinki

  5. Kuningkaanportti (King’s Gate)

  6. Hameenlinna - 1295

  7. Hameenlinna - 1295 • castle was built in the late 13th century to secure the Swedish power in central Finland • The composer Jean Sibelius was born and raised in Hämeenlinna. He graduated from Hämeenlinna Lyseo in 1885.

  8. Surrounded by the lake and a moat

  9. Turunlinna - 1280

  10. Turunlinna - 1280 • the largest surviving medieval building in Finland • Guards Turku from the banks of the Aura River, as it has done since the 1300s.

  11. Savonlinna (Olavinlinna) - 1475

  12. Savonlinna (Olavinlinna) - 1475 • Olaf’s Castle (or the Castle of Savo) • The northernmost medieval stone castle still standing • Marked the boundary between medieval empires of Russia and Sweden

  13. Viipurinlinna 1293

  14. Viipurinlinna 1293 • Swedish/Finnish built • Now in the region of Karelia taken by Russia and not returned after WWII

  15. Kastelholminlinna - 1384

  16. Kastelholminlinna - 1384 • First built as fortress on Aland Islands (Ahvenmaa – autonomous Finnish province) • Later used as a castle for administrative functions

  17. Raaseporinlinna - 1374

  18. A drawing from the 1500’s Originally on an island Now inland Raaseporinlinna 1374

  19. Kiitoksia paljon ja Nakemiin

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