Savonlinna

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)