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Helsinki's role as a capital resulted in its being the location of many prominent events in 19th and 20th century Finnish history. While the first 90 years under Russian rule were beneficial to the development of the city and the Finnish nation, the Russification of Finland began in 1899, during the reign of Nicholas II.
Map of Helsinki, 1837. 1808 Suomenlinna fortress surrenders to Russia. [4] Fire. [2] 1810 - Population: 4,065. [5] 1812 Helsinki becomes capital of Grand Duchy of Finland. [6] Esplanadi park opens. 1815 - Helsinki Orthodox Cemetery established. 1819 - Sinebrychoff Brewery founded. 1822 - Government Palace built. 1826 - Helsinki Old Church built.
Another major historical museum is the Helsinki City Museum, which introduces visitors to Helsinki's 500-year history. The University of Helsinki also has many significant museums, including the Helsinki University Museum "Arppeanum" and the Finnish Museum of Natural History.
The National Museum of Finland (Finnish: Suomen kansallismuseo, Swedish: Finlands Nationalmuseum) is a museum in Helsinki presenting Finnish history from the Stone Age to the present day, through objects and cultural history.
However, the development in Helsinki's architecture came after 1748 with the construction of the Sveaborg fortress - nowadays a World Heritage Site - (first planned by Augustin Ehrensvärd) on a group of islands just off the coast from Helsinki; the heart of the fortress was a dockyard, but distinct Baroque architecture as well as an English ...
This is a timeline of Finnish history. To read about the background of these events, ... Founding of Helsinki. 17th century. Year Date Event 1610: Ingrian War: The ...
Pages in category "History of Helsinki" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Helsinki was founded by the King Gustav I of Sweden in 1550 as Helsingfors "Hälsingland rapids". At the time, Finland was an integral part of post-Kalmar Union Sweden , the surrounding region of Nylandia (now Uusimaa ) was predominantly Swedish-speaking and Swedish was the administrative language of the kingdom.