Exploring Suomenlinna south of Helsinki (12.07.2025)


Start point Suomenlinna ferry-quay (1m)
Endpoint Suomenlinna ferry-quay (1m)
Characteristic Walk
Duration 2h 30min
Distance 5.8km
Vertical meters 115m
GPS
Visits of other PBEs Suomenlinna (10m) 12.07.2025
Suomenlinna ferry-quay (0m) 12.07.2025
Exploring the fortifications of Suomenlinna
Exploring the fortifications of Suomenlinna
Height profile with indication of inclination as well as height meters up (blue marker).
Height profile with indication of inclination as well as height meters up (blue marker).
Note that this track has been created from memory, i.e., it was not recorded automatically.

Trip Summary

Our travel itinerary included about 24 hours in Helsinki before the follow-up flight further west. Exploiting our massive time confusion -- 6 am in Helsinki was like noon-time in Tokyo, after all -- we headed straight for the city center of Helsinki and from their, using the public ferry, to Suomenlinna, i.e., an island a bit south of the center of Helsinki, which previously was fortified massively. Today, quite a few visit this island, apparently, to see these fortifications. Before mostly following the "main-trail" across the island, we included a short detour to Pikku-Musta and Länsi-Musta, also. At the southern-most part of Suomenlinna, we then made a round around the fortifications before head back to the ferry quay where we had arrived earlier.

Photos

Selected photos are available as Google photo album.

Useful Resources

See also the related FB-page Hiking around Bergen, Norway.

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