18th century inhabited sea fortress in Finland: Suomenlinna 🇫🇮

Suomenlinna is an inhabited sea fortress built on eight islands about 4 km southeast of the city centre of Helsinki, the capital of Finland.

Suomenlinna is now one of the most popular tourist attractions in Helsinki as well as a popular picnicking spot for the city's inhabitants. On a sunny summer day the islands, and in particular the ferries, can get quite crowded. In 2009, a record 713,000 people visited Suomenlinna, most between May and September. Some museums exist on the island, as well as the last surviving Finnish submarine, Vesikko.

The ferry is part of Helsinki public transport. If you have a valid HSL ticket (AB, ABC or ABCD) you can use it in the ferry. Suomenlinna is in the HSL ticket zone A.

We took a walk around three of the eight islands, which included seeing the fortress, a glass blowing shop, a cafe, the church, the submarine, a few bridges, lots of nice buildings and a great landscape. If you're visiting Helsinki, visiting Suomenlinna is a must.

Following the Russian Revolution in 1917, the fortress became a possession of an independent Finland. After the Finnish Civil War, a prison camp existed on the island.[12] The fortress was officially renamed Suomenlinna (castle of Finland) as part of the wave of nationalism.

Location: Suomenlinna, Helsinki, Finland

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