Fortress of Suomenlinna - UNESCO World Heritage Site
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- Опубликовано: 7 сен 2024
- The Fortress of Suomenlinna in Helsinki is an impressive UNESCO World Heritage Site. It's a massive fortified group of islands in the harbour of Helsinki, constructed in the 17th century as a barrier against Russian attacks from the east. Unfortunately it was unsuccessful as the Russians conquered Finland in the 19th century, but it has lead to some interesting history. Join me for a closer look at one of Finland's most popular spots!
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The Fortress of Suomenlinna in Helsinki is amazing. I went there a few years ago and was so surprised at how much history there is and how well kept the fortress is. That's a nice historical roundup.
Thanks! It's such a great spot, especially on a warm sunny day - no wonder its even popular with the locals!
You did a far better job than pronouncing that name than we did last week when we were filming! Mate, you are super informative and this is really well filmed. Keep up the great work!
Thank you so much!
I love seeing forts like this and the huge cannons. We recently visited and camped at our first fort in Florida.
That must have been fun! Thanks for watching 👍
The Fortress of Suomenlinna in Helsinki looks so pretty. I like the way your recorded and changed the background
Thanks, glad you enjoyed!
Really interesting info's about the history of this place and it looks so nice! The canons are gigantic! The wooden houses are beautiful! - really good informative video - thanks for sharing!
You're welcome, thanks for watching! It's a beautiful spot - probably the most visited attraction in Finland I think, and for good reason too!
It looks like you had some beautiful weather to explore this part of the world, much warmer than the winter months. I forget how close Finland is to Russia and how it's been a strategic location for the west throughout the cold war right up to the present day.
We had lovely sunny weather for most of our six weeks in Scandinavia, except for a few days in Norway so I think we got quite lucky! And yes, their history with Russia is quite "tense" I think! One of our Airbnbs even had an air raid shelter!!
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Thankyou for the video lovely watching :)like and full view
You're welcome, thanks for watching!
Great shots! Your historic and world heritage sites are so interesting. I even geeked out over the tomb.
Thanks! And thanks for subscribing too - you're lucky number #300!
I'll always be the lucky one!
Helsinki looks like a great place to visit in the summer and a great day trip! Interesting to see the fortress, and the Russian wooden houses once they occupied the area.
It definitely is! I'm not much of a winter person so I made sure to visit the north in summer haha!
Great video. I was in Helskini before but didn't have time to go to the fortress. Must go back!
Thanks! You should definitely visit next time, if the weather is nice it's a lovely trip out on the ferry into the harbour!
Great vlog my friend, love Finland to bits! Thank you for sharing, you got me hooked, subscribed for more :)
Thanks! Finland was a really interesting stop for us too; stay tuned for the rest of Finland's World Heritage sites coming up over the next week!
wicked! Look forward to it :)
A church that's also a lighthouse. What a sensible idea in that location!
I don't think that was the original purpose but it definitely makes sense!
What an interesting place. It's too bad the fort didn't stop the Russians but so cool that it was designed to offer an advantage from any vantage point. I can only imagine the amount of work it took to construct this massive fortress! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for watching! I think it's one of those things - it would've been great when they built it, but eventually technology caught up.
Too bad? It was a good thing!
Certainly a highlight of Helsinki. This one we have been too, great place to explore and spend a sunny day out in the bay of Helsinki. What were your thoughts on Helsinki, i have been a few times and the best i can say is its a great town for a stopover but you dont need any more than two days
We had two days, one for the fortress and another to look around the town proper so I'd agree with your assessment! 😂
I must say i think the sky in Helsinki is as blue as anywhere i have ever been its amazing