Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Fortress of Suomenlinna' has mentioned 'Sweden' in the following places:
| Occurrence Sentence | Text Source |
|---|---|
| Originally named Sveaborg (Castle of the Swedes), or Viapori as referred to by Finnish-speaking Finns, it was renamed in Finnish to Suomenlinna (Castle of Finland) in 1918 for patriotic and nationalistic reasons, though it is still known by its original name in Sweden and by Swedish-speaking Finns. | WIKI |
| During the Finnish War, Sweden surrendered the fortress to Russia on 3 May 1808, paving the way for the occupation of Finland by Russian forces in 1809, and the eventual cession of Finland to Russia at the conclusion of the war. | WIKI |
| This island, which has the greatest concentration of fortifications was renamed Gustavssvxc3xa4rd (King Gustav's sword) (fi: Kustaanmiekka) during the construction by Sweden. | WIKI |
| The situation posed a threat to Sweden, which until that time had been the dominant power in the Baltic. | WIKI |
| The main Swedish naval base at Karlskrona was too far to the south to meet Sweden's new needs for its navy in the 18th century, which often resulted in Swedish ships reaching the coast of Finland only after Russian ships and troops had either started or completed their spring campaigns. | WIKI |
| Immediately after the war ended the first plans were set in motion in Sweden to construct an archipelago fleet and a base of operations for it in Finland. | WIKI |
| [3] Other European states were also concerned about developments regarding Russia, especially France, with whom Sweden had concluded a military alliance. | WIKI |
| Sweden started building the fortresses in January 1748. | WIKI |
| By cutting the coastal sea route past Hangxc3xb6, Russians prevented supplies from being shipped from Sweden to Sveaborg. | WIKI |
| While the route to Sweden was open again in late 1788 and in early 1789, Russian ships cut the connection from Sveaborg to Sweden by forming a blockade at Porkkala cape. | WIKI |
| Following a pact between Alexander I and Napoleon, Russia launched a campaign against Sweden and occupied Finland in 1808. | WIKI |
| By the Treaty of Fredrikshamn in 1809, Finland was ceded by Sweden and became an autonomous grand duchy within the Russian Empire. | WIKI |
| It has served to defend three different sovereign states over the years: the Kingdom of Sweden, the Russian Empire and most recently the Republic of Finland. | UNESCO |
| The purpose of the fortress was originally to defend the Kingdom of Sweden against the Russian Empire and to serve as a fortified army base, complete with a dry dock. | UNESCO |