The King’s Gate in Suomenlinna The King’s Gate in Suomenlinna « Back Share icon Share Share in Facebook Share in Linkedin Share in Twitter Send as an email The King’s Gate in Suomenlinna. The year when the construction of the fortress began (1748) is engraved to the left of the gate but the year the fortress was completed was not engraved because Russia occupied it when it was still incomplete. Location marker icon Show on map Used in articles Turning Helsinki into a fortified city Article Article Go to content Photographer Helsinki City Museum / Ilari Järvinen Finna.fi record (The link opens in a new tab.) Open in new window(Link leads to external service) Formats Image Photo Authors Järvinen Ilari Museokuva Copyrights CC BY 4.0 Buildings Helsinki City Museum