Хельсинки / Helsinki in 1900

Дореволюционная Россия на фотографиях Хельсинки 1900-е Pre-revolutionary Russia in photographs Helsinki in 1900 Helsinki is the capital and largest city of Finland and is situated on the Shores of the Gulf of Finland. The city is also only 300 km from St. Petersburg. Helsinki was founded by Swedish King Gustav I in 1550 as the town of Helsingfors. After Russia began to assert itself in the Baltic with the foundation of St. Petersburg, Helsinki was fortified by the Swedish authorities to protect the c