Suomenlinna in Summer, 5

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Suomenlinna, Helsinki, Finland.

Image: GrrlScientist, 19 July 2009 [larger view]. (raw image)

Suomenlinna is one of my two favorite haunts in Helsinki. Suomenlinna is an island fortress was built from stone by the Swedes to protect Finland (which was a part of Sweden in the 1700s) from invasion by sea.

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