Uusimaa
Helsinki sub-region
Helsinki

Kuninkaanportti

Kuninkaanportti or Kungsporten is the principal entrance to the fortress outside . It is on the southernmost island of Suomenlinna, in front of the Kustaanmiekka strait, and is considered the main symbol of Suomenlinna.
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  • Type: Sally port
  • Description: entrance to Suomenlinna fortress
  • Also known as: “King’s Gate”
  • Address: A 12

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Finnish submarine Vesikko and Caponiers Boije.

Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Vesikko is a submarine, which was launched on 10 May 1933 at the Crichton-Vulcan dock in . Until 1936 it was named by its yard number CV 707. Vesikko was ordered by a engineering company Ingenieurskantoor voor Scheepsbouw in 1930 as a commercial submarine prototype, being the prototype for the German Type II submarines. is situated 330 metres north of Kuninkaanportti.

Restaurant
Photo: Jisis, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a restaurant.

Museum
Photo: Kuusim, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is the central museum of the Finnish Defence Forces and the national special museum of military history. It is located in and it is part of the Finnish National Defence University. is situated 690 metres north of Kuninkaanportti.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Suomenlinna and Kaivopuisto.

Suburb
Photo: Michal.pise, CC BY 2.0.
South Helsinki is in this guide defined as the part of south of the Esplanadi and Bulevardi streets. It also includes the archipelago south of Helsinki, such as the islands.

Suburb
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, nicknamed Kaivari in Finnish or Brunsan in Swedish, is one of the oldest and best known in central , , and also a neighbourhood of about 500 inhabitants where the park is located. is situated 2½ km northwest of Kuninkaanportti.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
is in this guide defined as the part of south of the Esplanadi and Bulevardi streets. It also includes the archipelago south of Helsinki, such as the Suomenlinna islands.

Kuninkaanportti

Latitude
60.13959° or 60° 8′ 23″ north
Longitude
24.98995° or 24° 59′ 24″ east
Open location code
9GG64XQQ+RX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3023200715
Wiki­data ID
Q5495335
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In Other Languages

From Czech to Swedish—“Kuninkaanportti” goes by many names.
  • Czech: “Královská brána”
  • Czech: “Kungsporten”
  • Czech: “Kuninkaanportti”
  • Dutch: “Koningspoort”
  • Finnish: “Kuninkaanportti”
  • French: “Kuninkaanportti”
  • German: “Königstor”
  • Hungarian: “Kuninkaanportti”
  • Komi: “Корольскӧй ворота (Суоми)”
  • Komi: “Корольскӧй ворота”
  • Swedish: “Kungsporten, Sveaborg”
  • Swedish: “Kungsporten”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Suomenlinna A 8 and Caponeer Coyet.

Nearby Places

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Kuninkaanportti”. Photo: Pöllö, CC BY 3.0.