The road from Savonlinna's small airport, Savonia |
Hotel Hospitz, Savonlinna |
Hotel Hospitz, Savonlinna |
Lakefront terrace of the Hotel Hospitz, Savonlinna |
Lapin Kulta beer of Finland |
Lady with fluorescent hair, Hotel Hospitz, Savonlinna |
Hotel Hospitz, Savonlinna |
Riihisaari - Savonlinna Musuem |
Walkway along Savonlinna's lakeshore |
Olavinlinna Castle, Savonlinna |
Olavinlinna - St. Olaf's Castle, Savonlinna |
Olavinlinna was built in 1475 to protect the Swedish-Russian frontier |
Saimaa Lake Region, Savonlinna, Finland |
Olavinlinna - Savonlinna's UNESCO World Heritage Site medieval castle |
Tulips and daffodils, Savonlinna |
Isänmaa, Uskonto, Koti- Muistomerkki - Homeland Monument, Savonlinna |
Dennis in Savonlinna, Finland |
Olavinlinna - St. Olaf's Castle |
Tulips with Olavinlinna, Savonlinna |
Tulips with Olavinlinna, Savonlinna |
Ralph, Christian and Dennis, Savonlinna |
Olavinlinna, Olofsborg in Swedish - St. Olaf's Castle |
Olavinlinna is built on an island in Kyrönsalmi strait that connects the lakes Haukivesi and Pihlajavesi |
Olavinlinna withstood several Russian sieges, but was never captured by force |
The castle garrison surrendered in 1743 and the region was ceded to Russia |
The three towers of Olavinlinna - Kellotorni, Kirkkotorni, Kijlintorni |
Bell Tower, Church Tower and Kijl's Tower, St. Olaf's Castle |
St. Olaf's Castle - Olavinlinna, a UNESCO World Heritage Site |
St. Olaf's Castle, Savonlinna |
Beautiful Saimaa Lake Region, Finland |
Road signs with distances from Savonlinna |
Model of early 20th C. town, Savonlinna Museum |
Model of Savonlinna with St. Olaf's Castle |
Vintage photo of Finnish boys on a small boat |
Angels with trumpets, Savonlinna Museum |
Saimaa Finland touristm poster, 1950 |
Lake steamer model, S/S Riistavesi, Savonlinna Museum |
Lake steamer model, S/S Saimaa, Savonlinna Museum |
Lakefront with St. Olaf's Castle, Savonlinna |
Old row boat at the Savonlinna Museum |
St. Olaf's Castle, Savonlinna |
Finland post box, Savonlinna |
Bell Bastion and Bell Tower, Olavinlinna |
The Russians added bastions to Olavinlinna in the late 18th C. |
Olavinlinna - St. Olaf's Castle |
Gate of Olavinlinna Castle |
Map of Olavinlinna - St. Olaf's Castle, Savonlinna |
Staircase inside St. Olaf's Castle, Savonlinna |
Terracotta statue of an armored swordsman, Olavinlinna |
Model of Olavinlinna - St. Olaf's Castle |
Model of Olavinlinna - St. Olaf's Castle |
Olavinlinna - St. Olaf's Castle, Savonlinna |
Olavinlinna - St. Olaf's Castle, Savonlinna |
Olavinlinna - St. Olaf's Castle, Savonlinna |
Chapel of St. Olaf's Castle |
View of the lake from one of the towers of St. Olaf's Castle |
Small courtyard of the Keep, St. Olaf's Castle |
Church Tower - Kirkkotorni, Olavinlinna |
Church Tower, the middle of Olavinlinna's 3 towers |
View through a window of Olavinlinna |
Inside the Church Tower, St. Olaf's Castle |
Banquet Hall, St. Olaf's Castle, Savonlinna |
Lake Cruises on the S/S Punkaharju, Savonlinna |
Windows in the thick walls of St. Olaf's Castle |
S/S Punkaharju, 1905 lake steamer, Savonlinna |
S/S Savonlinna built for Saimaa Steamship Ltd. at Varkaus in 1904 |
S/S Paul Wahl, 1919, has 3 cabins for multi-day cruises around the Saimaa Lake Region of Finland |
Modern town center of Savonlinna |
Flag of Finland as clouds move in over the lake, Savonlinna |
S/S Punkaharju lake cruise around Savonlinna by vintage steam ship |
Flag of Finland on the S/S Punkaharju |
Ralph and Christian on a chilly lake cruise, Savonlinna |
Flag of Finland, S/S Punkaharju |
Painting of a small Finnish lake steamer on board |
Upper deck of S/S Punkaharju, Savonlinna |
Lower deck of S/S Punkaharju, Savonlinna |
Cozy cabin of the S/S Punkaharju, built in 1905 |
Lake steam freighter S/S Mikko, Savonlinna |
Reflection of wine glasses, Savonlinna |
Finland license plate |
Banquet with Finnish men in sailor's hats, Savonlinna |
Olavinkatu 23 in the modern town center of Savonlinna |
Apteekki ... a word in the Finnish language that is recognizable :) |
Savonlinnan Sankaripatsas - Hero Statue |
Savonlinnan Sankaripatsas - Hero Statue |
Savonlinna Cathedral |
Sääminki, Sääminginkatu 6, Savonlinna |
Wooden house with 3 gables, Linnankatu 12, Savonlinna |
Linnakrouvi with the 3 towers of St. Olaf's Castle, Savonlinna |
Modern apartment at the east end of Savonlinna |
Punkaharjuntie Railroad Bridge early morning, Savonlinna |
Small marina, Lake Kuussalmi, Savonlinna |
Walking across the bridge for a different view of St. Olaf's Castle |
Olavinlinna from the north while crossing the bridge, Savonlinna |
Punkaharjuntie Railroad Bridge, Lake Kuussalmi, Savonlinna |
The three towers of St. Olaf's Castle, Savonlinna |
Olavinlinna from the northeast, Savonlinna |
Morning view of St. Olaf's Castle from the northeast |
Morning view of St. Olaf's Castle from the northeast |
Morning view of St. Olaf's Castle from the northeast |
The brick tops and conical roofs were added to St. Olaf's Castle by the Russians |
St. Olaf's Castle from the east, Savonlinna |
Suvorov's Bailey forms the east end of St. Olaf's Castle |
Alexander Suvorov (1729-1800), considered one of the greatest Russian generals |
Punkaharjuntie Railroad Bridge, Savonlinna |
Recrossing the Punkaharjuntie Railroad Bridge, Savonlinna |
K Market, Olavinkatu, Savonlinna |
K Market, Olavinkatu, Savonlinna |
Olavinkatu, Savonlinna |
Koulukatu 7 looks like an old school to me, Savonlinna |
Olavinkatu, Savonlinna |
Savonlinnan Pikkukirkko Orthodox Church |
Savonlinnan Pikkukirkko Orthodox Church |
S/S Paul Wahl, Savonlinna |
S/S Paul Wahl, Savonlinna |
S/S Punkaharju, Savonlinna |
S/S Savonlinna |
S/S Savonlinna |
Saimaan Laivamatkat - M/S Puijo ferry service from Savonlinna to Kuopio |
Saimaan Laivamatkat - M/S Puijo ferry service from Savonlinna to Kuopio |
Road from Savonlinna back to the airport |
Moose Crossing, Finland |
Savoninna's small airport is 13km north of the town |
Savonlinnan Lentoasema (Airport) |