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Architectural Building Attractions In Uusimaa

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Uusimaa is a region of Finland. It borders the regions of Southwest Finland , Tavastia Proper , Päijänne Tavastia , and Kymenlaakso. Finland’s capital and largest city, Helsinki, along with the surrounding Greater Helsinki area, are both contained in the region, which makes Uusimaa Finland's most populous region. The population of Uusimaa is 1,638,469.
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Architectural Building Attractions In Uusimaa

  • 2. Cathedral of Porvoo Porvoo
    Porvoo cathedral is a cathedral of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland in Porvoo, Finland. It was built in the 15th century, although the oldest parts date from the 13th century. It is the seat of the Diocese of Borgå, Finland's Swedish-speaking diocese . The cathedral is also used for services by the Porvoo Finnish-speaking parish, which is administratively part of the Diocese of Helsinki. The church had first become a cathedral in 1723, when the diocese of Viipuri moved to Porvoo, after the Russian occupation of Viipuri.
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  • 4. Johannes Church Helsinki
    Antti Johannes Rantamaa was a Finnish member of the Finnish Parliament, figure of the Winter War, author and one of the heads of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. He is famous as the chaplain in the Finnish postcard depicting Christmas devotions said to have taken place in 1939 under enemy fire, causing it to cease.
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  • 5. Hvittrask Kirkkonummi
    Hvitträsk was designed to be a studio home for the members of the Finnish architecture firm Gesellius, Lindgren, and Saarinen. It later became the private residence of Eliel Saarinen. It is located about 30 kilometers west of Helsinki in Kirkkonummi, Finland. The design was developed and construction began during the year of 1902. The house was named after Lake Vitträsk, on which it was built. [H]vitträsk literally means White Lake. Today Hvitträsk is a museum open to the public.
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  • 6. Old Church Helsinki
    The Old Church of Helsinki , designed by Carl Ludvig Engel and completed in 1826, is an Evangelical Lutheran church in Helsinki. The oldest existing church in central Helsinki, the church was originally planned as a temporary building as the Ulrika Eleonora Church constructed in 1727 had become too small for the congregation and the new church, Helsinki Cathedral, would not be completed until 1852. However, the city's rapid population growth from the early 19th century onwards ensured that the church would remain needed, and also necessitated the construction of many other churches.
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  • 9. The National Library of Finland Helsinki
    The National Library of Finland is the foremost research library in Finland. Administratively the library is part of the University of Helsinki. Until 1 August 2006, it was known as the Helsinki University Library. The National Library is responsible for storing the Finnish cultural heritage. By Finnish law, the National Library is a legal deposit library and receives copies of all printed matter, as well as audiovisual materials excepting films, produced in Finland or for distribution in Finland. These copies are then distributed by the Library to its own national collection and to reserve collections of five other university libraries. Also, the National Library has the obligation to collect and preserve materials published on the Internet. Any person who lives in Finland may register as...
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  • 10. The Senate Building (Valtioneuvoston Linna) Helsinki
    The Government Palace is the executive office building of the Council of State of Finland. It overlooks the Senate Square in central Helsinki, Finland. The Government Palace houses the Prime Minister’s Office, the Office of the Chancellor of Justice and most departments of the Ministry of Finance.
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  • 11. Suomen Pankki Helsinki
    Suomen AsuntoHypoPankki is a Finnish bank specialized in mortgage lending. The parent company of Suomen AsuntoHypoPankki is The Mortgage Society of Finland, a building society established in 1860. The Mortgage Society has more than 10,000 members.
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  • 12. The President's official residence (Mantyniemi) Helsinki
    The President of the Republic of Finland is the head of state of Finland. Under the Constitution of Finland, executive power is vested in the President and the Finnish Government, with the former possessing only residual powers. The President is directly elected by universal suffrage for a term of six years. Since 1991, no President may be elected for more than two consecutive terms. The President must be a Finnish citizen by birth. The Presidential office was established in the Constitution Act of 1919. Since March 1, 2012, the President of Finland has been Sauli Niinistö. Finland has, for most of its independence, had a semi-presidential system in which the president had much authority and power over both foreign and domestic policy , but in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, the p...
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