Source: Atlas Obscura
There are thousands of fortresses across the world, but Suomenlinna, in Finland, is different than most in several ways. For one thing, it has defended not one but three different sovereign states since its construction in 1748: the Kingdom of Sweden, the Russian Empire, and most recently, the Republic of Finland.
The fascinating history of the Fortress of Suomenlinna, also known as Sveaborg, begins in the mid 18th…
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