Suomenlinna Vacation - A pictorial tour of Suomenlinna.

Picturesque sights while on our Suomenlinna vacation. It takes a good two hours to see the same sights at Suomenlinna as we did here. These are a collection of pictures taken at and around Suomenlinna sea fortress.

A map of our two hour tour at Suomenlinna. Hover your mouse over this map and click on the desired 'Red' circle to go directly to the picture. V= a scenic view.

Or browse through the whole tour...

...first a few more pictures of the outside perimeters of the Suomenlinna fortress. Shortly we land our ferry at Waterbus terminal - Artillery Bay Quay

It is the of July, just off the coast of Helsinki harbor, on a clear and sunny day. Approaching Suomenlinna fortress -View from our ferry.

The other side of the same wall. Our ferry is approaching the main landing area for visitors.

Getting closer to our landing area on our Suomenlinna vacation. The fortress defence walls.

Defence walls of the large black island Iso Mustasaari

Large black island Iso Mustasaari's church at Suomenlinna

To the right - A firetruck parked inside the station and ambulance for local Suomenlinna residents.

Before entering the Toy Museum, Rosa is next to a wall. A display of architectural style you see again and again at Suomenlinna.

Inside the Toy Museum's cafe at Suomenlinna

After our tour inside the toy museum, the cafe and some pretty good looking candy. Similar to candy canes.

A  playground for children at Suomenlinna.

Wooded and well shaded. Tomi and Rosa are swinging on the swingset while Susan is pushing.

We walk around the outside of the church and notice to our right...

...an elongated set of buildings to our right. The Bastion Bielke Curtain structure. And...hungry Geese!

After feeding the geese we find a bench near the water...

A bench with a view

...to sit down for a while.  Our short Suomenlinna vacation includes watching the blue shades of the air and sea of the Finnish coastline. The Helsinki coast in the backround.

... short three minute walk...to our left --The Jetty Barracks -- Rantakasarmi

Getting up closer to the Barracks a view of the tower.

According to our Suomenlinna map...walking through this passage...on the other side of this arched tunnel, to the left will be...the SIWA - Suomenlinna's food grocery store. And sure enough...

Siwa grocery store -- Our Suomenlinna vacation food break

Inside the SIWA food store. Besides general food and basic hardware supplies. The food items are fresh and prices -Competitive. The civilians love fresh veggies.

Lot's of water to see at Suomenlinna

After our food break, we walk over the bridge connecting us to the Naval academy side of Suomenlinna. Now we are on the small black island called Small Black Island Pikkumustasaari. This is where the naval academy is, and the Sea Mine museum.

At Pikkumustasaari near the sand of the strand, at the end of the afforementioned bridge - Tomi is relaxing while reading Donald Duck. Helsinki coastline is in view where the merchant ship is top left of picture.

Panning to the right side of the bridge heading direction south, we see the Prisma ferry departing southward -A view from Pikkumustasaari

The water and beach sand at Little Black Island Pikkumustasaari

Rosa finds a deep opening in a wall near the Suomenlinna library.

The Visitor Center building is on the right

At the Suomenlinna fortress -- Water and Bridges -- This bridge connects us to Wolf Island Susisaari. Looking back, the church steeple is visible, behind us is Susisaari. We notice a particular romantic area you can sit and do some sunbathing or have a picnic...

Outdoor lounge areas. A resting place for a romantic picnic or just bathe in the sun. After walking across the bridge we encounter more fine stone masoned walls at Suomenlinna. On our mini Suomenlinna vacation we see lot's of granite stone carefully formed to ward off the enemy from entering the mainland. Interests children aswell

Tomi can see in, but can he get in?

Those artillery gun points are fascinating even for children.

He is in. How far in can one go ???

Nearing Bastion Wrede

Anyone interested in maritime architecture, retired sailors, military, etc...This is your treat. See how to build defense wall with great skill, frost resilient, and nice to look at.

Bastion Wrede

To see how large the walls at Suomenlinna -- Tomi is sitting at the corner of the Bastion Wrede, reading. The following two pictures give you an idea of what a little person looks like next to the corner of a large Bastion at at the Suomenlinna sea fortress.

Tomi - fascinated by popular reading for young school aged children. -- Donald Duck.

Panning to the left of the previous picture with my camera -- Rosa sits patiently below the Bastion Wrede wall -- Tomi is sitting only 10 meters to the right of Rosa.

The tunnels at Suomenlinna abound -A picture taken from the inside looking at the outside.

For any student of brick masonry or for those interested in a unique attraction in Finland combining, architecture, fortress design, engineering and an artists touch. -- A visit to Suomenlinna is 'A Must'

The end of our journey before walking back to catch the ferry to Helsinki - Another shot of the outside world from the inner tunnels. Our Suomenlinna vacation ends for today, sniff !

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