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The building type remained in use throughout Finland until the 19th century, and is still in use among the Sami people in Lapland. The sauna is also a traditional building type in Finland: the oldest known saunas in Finland were made from pits dug into a slope in the ground and primarily used as dwellings in the wintertime. The first Finnish ...
Senate Square and its surroundings make up the oldest part of central Helsinki. Landmarks and famous buildings surrounding the square are the Helsinki Cathedral, the Government Palace, the main building of the University of Helsinki and the Sederholm House , the oldest building of central Helsinki dating from 1757. [1]
Porvoo Town Hall is the oldest town hall building in Finland, as the first written mention of the older Porvoo Town Hall dates back to 1545. [1] The main contractor of the current town hall was Gabriel Hagert (1706–1774), the Mayor of Porvoo, who received financial support from the parliament and the Nyland Brigade for construction work. [2]
Together with Turku Cathedral, the castle is one of the oldest buildings still in use in Finland. It is also the largest surviving medieval building in Finland. It was founded in the late 13th century and stands on the banks of the Aura River. The castle served as a bastion and administrative center in the region of Finland until the early 19th ...
Kankainen Manor (Finnish: Kankaisten kartano, Swedish: Kankas gård) is a late medieval manor in Masku, Finland, located along a small river about one kilometre south of Masku town centre. Kankainen Manor is considered to be the oldest surviving residential building in Finland, as its oldest parts may be from the end of the 15th century. [1]
Christianity gained a foothold in Finland during the 11th century. The oldest churches and chapels were built of wood, which remained the most common material until the late 19th century. The oldest preserved wooden churches in Finland date back to the 17th century. The oldest stone church is the St. Olaf's Church in Jomala, Åland. It was ...
It is one of the only medieval towns in Finland. [1] The area of Old Rauma is about 0.3 km 2, with approximately six hundred buildings (counting both proper houses and smaller buildings like sheds) and about 800 people living in the area. [1] The oldest buildings date from the 18th century, as two fires in 1640 and 1682 destroyed much of the town.
There are 200 buildings and the defensive walls stretch over 6 kilometres (3.7 mi). After World War II, the military role of the fortress declined. It was repurposed for public use and is now a popular tourist destination. [8] Petäjävesi Old Church: Petäjävesi, Central Finland: 1994 584; iv (cultural)