Hamina Attractions
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Post code: SF-49400
Telephone code: 5
Hamina (Swedish Fredrikshamn), situated on a peninsula in the bay of Vehkalahti, in the Gulf of Finland, is one of Finland's leading exporting ports (timber products).
The town, founded in the 14th century, received its municipal charter in 1653, and was given the name of Fredrikshamn by King Frederick I of Sweden in 1723; the name Hamina (derived from the Swedish hamn, "harbor") came later. Here in 1809 was signed the treaty under which Sweden ceded the whole of Finland to Russia - though in 1812 the Tsar returned part of the territory to Finland.
Some of the more important sights in Hamina include several churches from the 17th to 18th century, the town hall and town museum, and a fortress built in the 18th century.
Telephone code: 5
Hamina (Swedish Fredrikshamn), situated on a peninsula in the bay of Vehkalahti, in the Gulf of Finland, is one of Finland's leading exporting ports (timber products).
The town, founded in the 14th century, received its municipal charter in 1653, and was given the name of Fredrikshamn by King Frederick I of Sweden in 1723; the name Hamina (derived from the Swedish hamn, "harbor") came later. Here in 1809 was signed the treaty under which Sweden ceded the whole of Finland to Russia - though in 1812 the Tsar returned part of the territory to Finland.
Some of the more important sights in Hamina include several churches from the 17th to 18th century, the town hall and town museum, and a fortress built in the 18th century.
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