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Helsinki and its surrounding areas in the 1600s

A map of old Helsinki and its surrounding countryside. Some place names are mentioned in Swedish including Gumtäkt, Malm, Ladugård, Dommarby, Staffansby, Baggböle, Gumböle, Vik Viken.
A map drawn in the 17th century depicting the original site of Helsinki and its surrounding areas around the Vantaanjoki river. Reproduced from the original by Johan Reinhold Aspelin in 1868.