Island Hopping - Suomenlinna
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Helsinki Harbour has many islands and today Serena and I ferried out to Suomenlinna Island. It is an island that was heavily fortified by the Swedes fighting the against the Russians and a retreat forRead more
Helsinki Harbour has many islands and today Serena and I ferried out to Suomenlinna Island. It is an island that was heavily fortified by the Swedes fighting the against the Russians and a retreat forRead more
Wir haben noch genügend Zeit, da wir erst um 23.30 Uhr an Bord sein müssen und entscheiden uns deshalb mit der Fähre nach Suomenlinna zu fahren. Wir kommen gleich mit drei netten Finnen insRead more
Suomenlinn ist eine im 18. Jahrhundert entstandene Festung, die auf mehreren miteinander verbundenen Inseln vor der finnischen Hauptstadt Helsinki liegt. Sie ist zudem auch UNESCO-Weltkukturerbe. WirRead more
Pour notre dernière journée en Finlande, nous marquons le coup ! Après un petit tour au marché de la ville d'Helsinki, nous prenons le bâteau direction Suomenlinna. C'est une île riche enRead more
Suomenlinna (Sveaborg) is a sea fortress, which was built gradually from 1748 onwards on a group of islands belonging to the district of Helsinki. The work was supervised by the Swedish AdmiralRead more
Habitual holiday morning run around the peninsula - already very warm at 8.30. Laid back breakie & ambled into town to catch the ferry to Suomenlinna Island Fortress - problem was that on a hot SundayRead more
Nachdem man schon von der Fähre aus einiges von den Inseln sehen konnte (sah sehr beeindruckend aus!), fuhren wir noch mit einer kleineren Fähre auf die Insel Suomenlinna. Wir hatten noch Zeit, bisRead more
The dry dock in Suomenlinna is the oldest in Finland and one of the oldest operational dry docks in Europe.
The construction of the dry dock began in 1750. The dock’s basins and service buildingsRead more
The Suomenlinna Church was built as a Russian Orthodox garrison church in 1854. The original building had five steeples with onion domes. In 1918 the Orthodox church was converted into an EvangelicalRead more
The Great Courtyard, designed by Augustin Ehrensvärd, served as the main square and administrative centre of the fortress. The houses surrounding the courtyard included the fortress commandant’sRead more
You might also know this place by the following names:
Iso Mustasaari, Stora Östersvartö
Traveler Great you are covering a lot of ground.
Traveler I note Mr Boofle didn't make it out of the scratcher this morning.
Traveler Great photos. Sounds like you will need to come home to have a holiday. Bet you are missing the Wellington weather 😉