Suomenlinna/Sveaborg- helsinki
5 km SE
Suomenlinna is one of the world’s largest maritime
fortresses. It lies on 6 of the outer islands off
Helsinki’s coast, and can be reached by boat from
Salutorvet.
Sweden lost all its eastern fortresses to Russia in the
Great Nordic War in the beginning of the 18th
century, hence the need for the construction of
Sveaborg.
Construction for the defense of [...]
