Suomenlinna in Summer

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Suomenlinna in summer.

Image: GrrlScientist, 18 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image)

I have returned to one of my two favorite haunts in Helsinki; Suomenlinna. This island fortress was built from stone by the Swedes to protect Finland (a part of Sweden in the 1700s) from invasion by sea.

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thanks! i've got roughly 500 more photographs from Suomenlinna to add to my collection. this is is the most amazing place to go, whether you have a camera or not.