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Krepost Sveaborg land and sea fronts (fortifications of 1914–1917)
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Krepost Sveaborg land and sea fronts (fortifications of 1914–1917)
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Krepost Sveaborg land and sea fronts (fortifications of 1914–1917)

Сухопутный и морской фронты крепости Свеаборг (укрепления 1914–1917 годов)
FinlandХельсинки, Эспоо, Вантаа1914–1917Military sites
A system of fortifications around Helsinki built by Russia in 1914–1917 as part of Peter the Great's Naval Fortress; Finland was then part of the Russian Empire. The sea front consisted of batteries on the outer islands (Isosaari, Kuivasaari, Katajaluoto, Rysäkari, Miessaari and others), the land front of belts of field and permanent positions including 36 strongpoints in an arc from Espoo through Helsinki to Vantaa. Work stopped in autumn 1917. The best-preserved positions are at Mustavuori, Kivikko and Jakomäki; the coordinates given are for Mustavuori.
Система укреплений вокруг Гельсингфорса, построенная Россией в 1914–1917 годах как часть морской крепости Императора Петра Великого; Финляндия тогда входила в состав Российской империи. Морской фронт составили батареи на внешних островах (Исосаари, Куйвасаари, Катаялуото, Рюсякари, Миессаари и других), сухопутный — пояса полевых и долговременных позиций, включавшие 36 опорных пунктов дугой от Эспоо через Хельсинки до Вантаа. Работы прекратились осенью 1917 года. Наиболее полно сохранившиеся позиции находятся в районах Муставуори, Кивикко и Яккомяки; координаты указаны по Муставуори.

Property abroad

EraRussian Empire
FunctionFort, settlement
Present ownerFinland (state and municipal land in the capital region)
Acquisitionbuilt, 1914
StatusSold, transferred or lost
As of2009-12
After 1917 the fortifications passed to Finland; according to the RKY inventory confirmed in December 2009 the structures have been protected as ancient monuments since 1971 and many sea-front sites remain military areas.

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