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Helsinki’s Suomenlinna fort
My last day in Finland was spent visiting Suomenlinna, Helsinki's sea fortress. Housed on a collection of islands, the buildings represent three distinct eras in the country's history. When Sweden included what is now Finland, the first buildings on Suomenlinna were built in the mid eighteenth century. Sixty years later, Russia won the Finnish War … Continue reading
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Tags: architecture, history, military, prison
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