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1616 meeting of the estates monument

A woman is standing next to a stone column on a rock. The woman is wearing a long overcoat and a veil on her head.
A memorial dedicated to King Gustav II Adolf and the 1616 meeting of the states in Helsinki's Vanhakaupunki (“Old Town”). Inscription in the monument: ”Täällä vanhassa Helsingissä Kustaa II Aadolf piti kokousta Suomen säätyjen kanssa turvattuaan uuden itärajamme.” In English: "Here in the Old Helsinki King Gustav II Adolf held the meeting of the Finnish estates after securing our new eastern border."