soumenlinna

tags: Suomenlinna, Helsinki, Finland, nature, image of the day Suomenlinna in summer, 3 [the same place in the winter] Suomenlinna, Helsinki, Finland. Image: GrrlScientist, 19 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.