Memorial to the Ruotsinsalmi Naval Battle of 1790
Memorial to the Ruotsinsalmi Naval Battle of 1790 is a memorial in Helsinki, Uusimaa. Memorial to the Ruotsinsalmi Naval Battle of 1790 is situated nearby to Ehrensvärd Museum, as well as near the suburb Suomenlinna.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ehrensvärd Museum and Finnish submarine Vesikko.
Finnish submarine Vesikko
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Vesikko is a submarine, which was launched on 10 May 1933 at the Crichton-Vulcan dock in Turku. Until 1936 it was named by its yard number CV 707. Vesikko was ordered by a Dutch engineering company Ingenieurskantoor voor Scheepsbouw in 1930 as a commercial submarine prototype, being the prototype for the German Type II submarines. Finnish submarine Vesikko is situated 250 metres southeast of Memorial to the Ruotsinsalmi Naval Battle of 1790.
Military Museum of Finland
Museum
Photo: Kuusim, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Military Museum of Finland is the central museum of the Finnish Defence Forces and the national special museum of military history. It is located in Helsinki and it is part of the Finnish National Defence University. Military Museum of Finland is situated 230 metres northeast of Memorial to the Ruotsinsalmi Naval Battle of 1790.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Suomenlinna and Kaivopuisto.
Suomenlinna
Suburb
Photo: Michal.pise, CC BY 2.0.
South Helsinki is in this guide defined as the part of Helsinki south of the Esplanadi and Bulevardi streets. It also includes the archipelago south of Helsinki, such as the Suomenlinna islands.
Kaivopuisto
Suburb
Kaivopuisto, nicknamed Kaivari in Finnish or Brunsan in Swedish, is one of the oldest and best known parks in central Helsinki, Finland, and also a neighbourhood of about 500 inhabitants where the park is located.
South Helsinki
South Helsinki is in this guide defined as the part of Helsinki south of the Esplanadi and Bulevardi streets. It also includes the archipelago south of Helsinki, such as the Suomenlinna islands.
Memorial to the Ruotsinsalmi Naval Battle of 1790
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “Memorial to Ruotsinsalmi naval battle 9-10 July 1790. Sculpture by Birger Brunila, 1933.”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Helsinki, Helsinki sub-region, Uusimaa, Southern Finland, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
60.14411° or 60° 8′ 39″ northLongitude
24.98644° or 24° 59′ 11″ eastInception
1933Open location code
9GG64XVP+JHOpenStreetMap ID
node 5376778157OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialWikidata ID
Q105621531
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In Other Languages
From Finnish to Swedish—“Memorial to the Ruotsinsalmi Naval Battle of 1790” goes by many names.
- Finnish: “Ruotsinsalmen v:n 1790 taistelun muistomerkki”
- Finnish: “Ruotsinsalmen vuoden 1790 taistelun muistomerkki”
- Swedish: “Minnesmärke över striden vid Svensksund år 1790”
- Swedish: “Minnesmärke över striden vid Svensksund”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Traverse Adlerfelt and Augustin Ehrensvärd’s tomb.
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