Olavinlinna
Also known as Olavinlinna Castle
1475
Medieval
castle
Olavinlinna stands on a small rocky islet in the Kyrönsalmi strait at Savonlinna, founded in 1475 by Erik Axelsson Tott as a Swedish frontier stronghold against Novgorod and the rising power of Muscovy. The castle is the earliest building…
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Timeline
- 1475
Erik Axelsson Tott
- 1870
Serial restoration of the castle began after two major 19th-century fires.
- 1912
Soprano Aino Ackté staged the first opera festival in the partially ruined courtyard.
- 1961-1975
A long restoration campaign prepared the castle for its 500th anniversary in 1975.
- 1967
The modern Savonlinna Opera Festival began its continuous run in the castle's inner ward.
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