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Scenic Weekends: Suomenlinna

Visiting Suomenlinna in 2010.

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and Sunday Bridges.

Scenic Weekends: Suomenlinna

Visiting Suomenlinna in 2010.

Suomenlinna is a fortress built on several islands

outside of Helsinki.

Today it's a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

I'm sharing with Scenic Weekends.

Suomenlinna part 2

Because Suomenlinna is an old fortress, there are several old cannons to climb on. I think Ronja and Mirja tried them all! There are also lots of tunnels to explore, which was quite an adventure since some of the tunnels are completely dark and of course we forgot to take our flashlight... We had a lot of fun!

The King's Gate is the symbol of Suomenlinna.

Several artisans have studios in Suomenlinna and they sell their work in their shop.

The Market Square and the Helsinki Cathedral from the boat.

You can find more info about Suomenlinna here.

Suomenlinna part 1

On one of the last days of our vacation we took the ferry to Suomenlinna from the Market Square in Helsinki.

Suomenlinna is an old sea fortress built during the Swedish era. It's on the UNESCO World Heritage list and it's absolutely wonderful in the summer.