Thursday, 29 July 2010
Helsinki-SUOMENLINNA-Fortress of Finland
Suomenlinna is a 15 minute ferry ride from Kauppatori. The Swedes built here in 1748 to stave off Russian attacks. However, the Russians took the fort in 1808 & remained under Russian control until Finnish independence. During the Finnish Civil War it served as a prison for communist prisoners.
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