Fortress of Suomenlinna
World Heritage
Finland
🎧 Listen to Introduction
Built by the Swedes in the second half of the 18th century on a group of islands at the entrance to Helsinki harbour, the fortress is a particularly interesting example of European military architecture of the time.
![](/static/image/heritage_image/Fortress of Suomenlinna/Kuninkaanportti, The King's Gate.jpg)
![](/static/image/heritage_image/Fortress of Suomenlinna/Submarine Vesikko.jpg)
![](/static/image/heritage_image/Fortress of Suomenlinna/M,S Mariella passing through the Kustaanmiekka strait after leaving Helsinki for Stockholm.jpg)
![](/static/image/heritage_image/Fortress of Suomenlinna/A pojama flying the blue naval ensign of the Swedish archipelago fleet in Artilleriviken (Tykistölah.jpg)
![](/static/image/heritage_image/Fortress of Suomenlinna/Naval guns of Suomenlinna.jpg)
![](/static/image/heritage_image/Fortress of Suomenlinna/Map of Sveaborg in the 1790s.png)
![](/static/image/heritage_image/Fortress of Suomenlinna/View from Länsi-Mustasaari to Pikku-Mustasaari.jpg)
![](/static/image/heritage_image/Fortress of Suomenlinna/City map of Suomenlinna.png)
![](/static/image/heritage_image/Fortress of Suomenlinna/Bastion Zander.jpg)
Poem of the heritage generated by AI
Intangible culture related to the heritage
China tourist attractions related to the heritage
World heritage related to the heritage
Show more related heritage
Information extracted from Wikidata
start time | 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z |
official name | Sveaborg |
official name | Suomenlinna |
native label | Sveaborg |
native label | Suomenlinna |
area | 210 |
World Heritage criteria | Larousse Encyclopedia online |
geoshape | http://commons.wikimedia.org/data/main/Data:Rky/1569_Suomenlinna.map |
Atlas Obscura identifier | fortress-of-suomenlinna |
image | http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Suomenlinna.jpg |
instance of | fortress |
located in the administrative territorial entity | Suomenlinna |
executive body | Suomenlinna |
location of creation | Suomenlinna |
IPA transcription | 3539633 |
ELSTAT geographical code | fortress-of-suomenlinna |
number of rooms | lccn-n80073672 |
office held by head of the organization | http://g.co/kg/m/016gm0 |
Commons category | Suomenlinna |
inception | 1748-01-01T00:00:00Z |
coordinate location | Point(24.984444444 60.143611111) |
named as | Suomenlinna (Finsko) |
significant event | Siege of Sveaborg |
Commons gallery | Suomenlinna |
area | 2641 |
applies to part | buffer zone |
official website | http://www.suomenlinna.fi |
language of work or name | Finnish |
language of work or name | English |
language of work or name | Swedish |