Mysterious names on the map of Finland

Photo: Jussi Hellsten/VisitFinland Finnish place-names, map of Finland, Sámi, Swedish, Sveaborg, Viapori, Suomenlinna, Borgå, Porvoo, Tampere, Lahti, Kotka, Kolari, Varkaus, Pohja, Arabia, Rovaniemi Suomenlinna (Finland’s Fortress), the island fortress outside Helsinki, is still called Sveaborg (Sweden’s Fortress) in Swedish.

The initially unfathomable place-names that dot the map of Finland have meanings and origins that may be straightforward or less obvious.

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