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Castles of Finland
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Linna means fortress or castle
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Suomenlinna - 1380
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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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Kuningkaanportti (King’s Gate)
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Hameenlinna - 1295
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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.
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Surrounded by the lake and a moat
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Turunlinna - 1280
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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.
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Savonlinna (Olavinlinna) - 1475
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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
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Viipurinlinna 1293
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Viipurinlinna 1293
• Swedish/Finnish built
• Now in the region of Karelia taken by Russia and not returned after WWII
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Kastelholminlinna - 1384
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Kastelholminlinna - 1384• First built as fortress on Aland Islands
(Ahvenmaa – autonomous Finnish province)
• Later used as a castle for administrative functions
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Raaseporinlinna - 1374
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Raaseporinlinna 1374 • A drawing from the
1500’s• Originally on an island• Now inland
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