Suomellina Island Fortress

Church the Russians built in late 1800s.

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December 21st 2005
Dec 21, 2005 Helsinki temp: -13C to -4C Winter solstice… it all gets brighter from here on in. Helsinki was COLD and it flurried a wee bit on the last day which pleased me! I spent the first day walking around the city with the highlight being Suomenlinna. Suomenlinna is an island fortress that also now houses approximately 800 Helsinki residents. One needs to take a 15 minute ferry to acc ... read more

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Finland was a province and then a grand duchy under Sweden from the 12th to the 19th centuries and an autonomous grand duchy of Russia after 1809. It won its complete independence in 1917. During World War II, it was able to successfully defend its f... ... read more

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