live-in-island

We followed the brochure that we got from tourist office yesterday began our tour from the jetty. Suomenlinna is a living district that is home to 850 city residents. So, don’t be surprised when you saw school, children play ground there. Most of the places were closed during winter. These places only open during summer, what a pity to us. We walked ahead to the Suomenlinna Museum which near to waterbus terminal at Artillery Bay Quay. There are several museums also but closed during winter. The Suomenlinna museum is located at the main island and it exhibits the history of the fortress from 1700s until now. You can see how the construction of the fortress, the dry dock, how the archipelago fleet built there and the daily life of the defence force town on the island.

When you are in this museum you should not miss the “Suomenlinna experience”, a 25 minutes wide screen multimedia presentation. It is shown every half an hour at the museum auditorium. The presentation covers the construction of the fortress, how the people made it all happen, how essential Suomenlinna in Finland’s history. This fortress has also played an important role in the power struggles between Finland, Sweden and Russia. You can choose the language for your explanation during the presentation; of course the default language is Finnish. We chose English, no option for Mandarin. By watching this multimedia presentation, it made us understand better the history of Castle of Finland. You know what I mean here. If you read word by word at the museum exhibition text I think you will spend a day perhaps to understand the history. The entrance fee for Suomenlinna museum is €5 for an adult.







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