Hello! There were many different castles and fortresses in Finland. 10 castles and fortresses have survived to this day: Häme linna, Turun linna, Olavinlinna, Kastelholman linna, Suomenlinna, Raaseporin linna, Kajaanin linna, Kuusiston piispanlinna, Oulun linnan. The largest and most beautiful castles that have survived to this day are: Häme linna, Turun linna, Suomenlinna and Olavinlinna. I want to visit all these castles this summer, or rather, I have already visited the Häme linna castle. In this video I filmed the Häme linna castle. I got about 3 hours of video materials. I didn’t want to publish all three hours, it would be very boring, so I chose the most beautiful and interesting moments for you, edited a video clip for 14 minutes and invite you to watch it.
Häme linna castle is located in the city of Hämeenlinna (100 km from Helsinki). You can get from Helsinki to this city by train in 1 hour from the central railway station in the center of Helsinki. A ticket costs from 21 euros to 36 euros, depending on the class of the chosen train. Hämeenlinna and the regional capital of Kanta-Häme. It is located in the southern interior of the country and on the shores of Lake Vanajavesi. The population of Hämeenlinna is approximately 68000 while the sub-region has a population of approximately 94000. It is the 15th most populous municipality in Finland, and the 14th most populous urban area in the country.
Hämeenlinna is the oldest inland city in Finland and was one of the most important Finnish cities until the 19th century. Hämeenlinna was located in the heart of the historic province of Tavastia. Since then, Hämeenlinna has remained an important regional centre. Tavastia Castle or Häme Castle (Finnish: Hämeen linna) is a medieval castle in Tavastia Proper, Finland. It is located in Hämeenlinna, the city between Helsinki and Tampere. Originally located on an island, the castle now sits on the coast of lake Vanajavesi. The castle consists of a central keep and surrounding curtain walls, enclosed by a moat. The keep originally had five turrets, but only two are apparent today. The curtain wall has a gatehouse, battlements, an octagonal brick corner turret, and a round gun turret. The lower tiers of the keep and curtain wall are of masoned granite and the upper tiers are red brickwork.
Although the exact date is disputed, the castle is generally considered to have been constructed in the 13th century. In addition to its status as a military fortress and home for Swedish nobility, the castle has seen use as a prison, and is currently a museum operated by the Finnish National Board of Antiquities. The castle is one of the main tourist attractions of southern Finland, being the centerpiece of the city and a popular venue for events, including Renaissance fairs.
The castle's age is disputed. Traditionally, the construction of the castle has been connected to Birger Jarl's Second Swedish Crusade, which would date the castle in the mid-13th century. However, there are no archeological finds from the castle that can be firmly dated to a period earlier than the 1320s. An earlier fortification from the early 1300s only some 20 kilometres (12 mi) away in Hakoinen also contests Tavastia Castle's age, as only one castle is listed in Tavastia in a royal document from 1308.
In the mid-1500s, under Gustav I, the castle lost much of its military importance. Some restoration was conducted in the early 1600s, and in 1639, the castle's nearby settlements gained official city status as Hämeenlinna. The castle continued to be neglected by Swedish rule throughout the 17th and 18th centuries, as its military interests shifted to the southern Baltic Sea. The castle has been a public museum since 1979, the facilities of which can also be rented for private events.
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