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."

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1550 – Founding Helsinki

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Phenomena

Vallankäyttöä ja hallintoa

Period

1949 – 1950

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Authors

Sundström Hugo

Keywords

maapäivät Kustaa II Adolf muistomerkit

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