Suomenlinna
is a UNESCO World Heritage site and
popular with tourists and locals, who enjoy it as a picturesque picnic site.
Originally named Sveaborg (Fortress of Svea), or Viapori as called by Finnish-speaking
Finns, it was renamed in Finnish to Suomenlinna (Castle of Finland)
in 1918 for patriotic and nationalistic reasons, though it is still known by
its original name in Sweden and by Swedish-speaking Finns.
Thanks to Mandy
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