Sveaborg
Encyclopedia Britannica
SVEABORG, an important fortress of Finland, built by Count Ehrensvärd in 1749 on seven small islands off the harbour of Helsingfors (q.v .). It is the seat of a great naval harbour and arsenal.
9th ed. Encyclopædia Britannica, vol. 22, p. 728
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