The Svartholm fortress (Finnish: Svartholman merilinnoitus; Swedish: Svartholms fästning) was built between 1749 and 1764 outside Loviisa in Southern...

contained two fortifications: a sea fortress at Svartholm near the small town of Lovisa, and a larger sea fortress and naval base (Sveaborg) at Helsingfors...

of the fortress town. The Svartholm fortress to the south of the town was built at the same time as the Loviisa fortress. This marine fortress was meant...

Russian fortress. It was the only major action of the war to take place at Bomarsund in the Baltic Sea. Bomarsund was a 19th-century fortress, the construction...

This is an incomplete list of castles and fortresses in Finland. Vyborg Castle...

Выборгский замок; Finnish: Viipurin linna; Swedish: Viborgs slott) is a fortress in Vyborg, Russia. It was built by the Swedes during the Middle Ages around...

This was done to prevent the Swedes from escaping to the shelter of Svartholm fortress since Nassau-Siegen was expecting a clear victory, having numerical...

"thisisFINLAND" website of the Finland's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Raseborg at Northern Fortress The Association of Castles and Museums around the Baltic Sea...

1746–1747 provides for four fortifications: Loviisa Fortress, Svartholm Fortress, a main fortress in Helsinki[clarification needed] and Sveaborg. The...

military architect, artist, creator of the Suomenlinna (Sveaborg) fortress, Svartholm fortress and the Swedish archipelago fleet. He was born in Fullerö Castle...

parks: Linnanmäki, Serena Waterpark Castles and fortresses: Suomenlinna, Raseborg Castle, Svartholm fortress, Musto Castle [fi] Churches and cathedrals: Helsinki...

fortress formed the southern part of a double fortress together with Kyminlinna and it was built to counter the Swedish sea fortresses of Svartholm in...

500 men and 59 artillery pieces, some of which had been taken from Svartholm fortress after it surrendered, to besiege Sveaborg. Defenders at Sveaborg often...

fortresses and fortifications Middle Ages 18th and 19th-century fortifications Hamina Fortress Lappeenranta Fortress Suomenlinna Fortress Svartholm Fortress...

lakes Haukivesi and Pihlajavesi. It is the northernmost medieval stone fortress still standing and also the best preserved of all the medieval castles...

Hamina Fortress (Finnish: Haminan linnoitus) is located in Finland on the coast of the Gulf of Finland and it is an integral part of the Hamina city centre...

(Suomenlinna) Svartholm fortress 19C Union with Norway after Norway ceded to Sweden by Denmark Fårösund Fortress Karlsborg Fortress [‡] Vaberget Fortress Vaxholm...

Kärnäkoski Fortress is a bastion fortress in Finland located in Kärnäkoski, Savitaipale built by Russia between 1791 and 1793 to protect Saint Petersburg...

Helsinki fortress city of Hamina, Svartholm fortress, Loviisa Ruotsinsalmi sea fortress (sv: Svensksund) and Kyminlinna Bomarsund Fortress, Sund, Åland...

at the War Museum in Helsinki). The Svartholm fortress south of Loviisa was bombarded. The Ruotsinsalmi sea fortress, built in Kymi (now Kotka) and left...

Lappeenranta Fortress (Finnish: Lappeenrannan linnoitus) is a fortress located in Lappeenranta, Finland. In 1649, after a visit to Vipuri, the Governor-General...

castle, and the nearby ruins of Bomarsund, a huge Russian-built naval fortress. The fjord on which the castle is located on is used for sailing and for...

Hanko Fortress (Hangöbefästningarna in Swedish) was a fortress built in Hanko at the end of the 18th century, which consisted of the Gustavsvärn, Meijerfeldt...

fortresses and fortifications Middle Ages 18th and 19th-century fortifications Hamina Fortress Lappeenranta Fortress Suomenlinna Fortress Svartholm Fortress...

Järvitaipalle Fortress is part of the fortifications of southeastern Finland, designed and built by General Alexander Suvorov, located in Savitaipalle...

year 1280. Swedes stationed in the region constructed it as a military fortress and outpost. The fort's defenses were bolstered and living quarters constructed...

fortresses and fortifications Middle Ages 18th and 19th-century fortifications Hamina Fortress Lappeenranta Fortress Suomenlinna Fortress Svartholm Fortress...

Kajaneborg, Kajaneborgs slott, older spelling Cajanaborg) is a ruined fortress built of granite in Kajaani. The castle was built in the early 17th century...

Utti Fortress is a bastion fortress in Utti, Finland. It was built in 1790s as a part of a larger South-Eastern Finland fortification system to protect...

aid. The Swedish archipelago fleet withdrew into the safety of fortress at Svartholm when it became clear that Russians had beaten the blockade. Several...