Fortress
Kyminlinna
🇫🇮 Finland · 18th century
Kyminlinna (literally, 'the castle of Kymi') is a fortress located in the northern part of island of Hovinsaari in Kotka, on the south coast of Finland. Kyminlinna is part of the South-Eastern Finland fortification system built by Russia after the Russo-Swedish War of 1788–1790. Kyminlinna formed the northern part of a double fortification, together with Ruotsinsalmi sea fortress, where Kyminlinna was intended to repulse land-based attacks along the King's Road.
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Kyminlinna ranks #3,800 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #18 of the 27 mapped in Finland. Founded 1788, it is older than 14% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 556 atlas entries founded in the 18th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,374 times in the last 60 days, more than 57% of the atlas. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Finland compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Kyminlinna?
Kyminlinna stands in Finland, at 60.50722°, 26.88835°.
When was Kyminlinna built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1788. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Kyminlinna?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #3,800 of 8,133 worldwide, and #18 in Finland. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Kyminlinna?
Hamina Fortress, about 18 km away.
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