Helsinki Cathedral

Helsinki Cathedral

Tsar Peter of Russia had a well-known impact on St. Petersburg, Russia. What is less well-known is the flow-on influence he had on Helsinki. The architectural stamp his leadership put on St. Petersburg continued on when Finland was part of Russia as a Grand Duchy in the early years of the 19th century.  Much of Helsinki’s architecture has its beginnings in St. Petersburg.

Tsar Peter of Russia had a well-known impact on St.

Petersburg, Russia.

What is less well-known is the flow-on influence he had on Helsinki.

The architectural stamp his leadership put on St.

Petersburg continued on when Finland was part of Russia as a Grand Duchy in the early years of the 19th century.

Much of Helsinki’s architecture has its beginnings in St.

Petersburg.


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