Suomenlinna ("Sveaborg", "Viapori") sea fortress is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of Finland’s most popular tourist ...
Turku castle is a national monument and one the most remarkable medieval castles in Finland. It's also one of the largest exi ...
The medieval castle of Häme is located on the coast of lake Vanajavesi. It was originally located on an island.The castle's ...
Olavinlinna ("St. Olaf's Castle" or "Olofsborg") is one of the greatest medieval castles in Finland. It was built to secure t ...
There have been some fortifications in Lappeenranta city from the 17th century. After the defeat of Sweden-Finland in Great N ...
Hamina fortress is a very rare circle fort, representing the Renaissance ideal city embodied by Palmanova city in Italy. It w ...
The Raseborg or Raasepori Castle is one the five remaining medieval castles in Finland. It was founded by Bo Jonsson Grip and ...
Kuusisto Castle was a medieval episcopal castle built in the beginning of the 14th century. It was the main residence of Finn ...
First record of Kastelholma (or Kastelholm) castle is from the year 1388 in the contract of Queen Margaret I of Denmark, wher ...
Svartholma sea fortress was built by Swedish in the 18th century. Svartholma and near Loviisa land fortress were designated t ...
Ruotsinsalmi fortress was built by Russians in 1790-1796. It was part of the South-Eastern Finland fortification system which ...
After the Sweden's defeat in Russo-Swedish War 1741-1743 (also known as the Hats' Russian War) eastern border of Finland was ...
Reposaari Fortress (Reposaaren linnakepuisto) was a coastal defence system built in the 1930s. It was designed to protect the ...
Kärnäkoski fortress was part of the South-Eastern Finland fortification system built by Russians in the 1790's. Purpose of ...
Kyminlinna fortress was part of the South-Eastern Finland fortification system built by Russia after Russo-Swedish War of 178 ...
Taavetti fort was built by Russians between years 1773 and 1803 to strategically important crossroads. It was part of the Sou ...
Utti fortress was built by Russians in 1791-1792 as part of the South-Eastern Finland fortification system. It contained a ma ...
Liikkala fort was built by Russians in 1791-1792 as part of the South-Eastern Finland fortification system. It was meant to d ...
Borgboda (also called Borgberget), located in Borge hill, Saltvik, is the largest hillfort in Åland with an area of tot ...
Katanpää Fort was built as the northernmost link in a chain of sea forts by Peter the Great of Russia. In the mid-19th cent ...