Sveaborg Viapori Suomenlinna

• published: 26 Aug 2013
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Sveaborg - Viapori - Suomenlinna Award: 2010, Intermedia Globe - Silver, Saksa, Hampuri Suomenlinna was accepted into the list of UNESCO's world cultural heritage sites in 1991. The cultural heritage sites in the world heritage list are either masterpieces of human creativity or exceptionally significant proof of existing or long-gone cultures. Suomenlinna Sea Fortress, built on the islands on the coast of Helsinki, is just that -- a significant proof of historical events and human effort. In 1748, work on the fortress was begun with the financial support of France, Sweden's ally. The best-known monuments in Viapori from the time of the Swedish rule are the Castle Courtyard with the tomb of Augustin Ehrensvärd, the Ehrensvärd Museum , the King's Gate, the crownwork Ehrensvärd and the church. Today, Suomenlinna is the living and working community of nearly 900 people. The old barracks have been and still are renovated into modern homes -- homes, whose wall and ceiling structures still echo the historical background of the building and the architecture of its time. Traffic to Suomenlinna is handled via a regular, around-the-year ferry connection, which departures from the middle of Helsinki. The nature in the archipelago off Helsinki and Suomenlinna is special. The surrounding sea and the changing seasons affect the flora and bird population of the archipelago nature.