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Tammisotilaat

Kotka

Period
Unknown
Category
Memorial
Location accuracy
Approximate area
Heikki Laaksonen - Tammisotilaat.jpg
Photo: Taideteos: Heikki Laaksonen 2020 Valokuva: IA 18. kesäkuuta 2020 · CC BY 3.0 · File page

A memorial related to the wars. Memorial designed by Heikki Laaksonen. Unveiled 2020.

Access and getting there

Katariinan meripuisto, Puistotien eteläpäässä. Muistopaikka — käyttäydy kunnioittavasti.

What happened here

Battles, troop movements and military operations recorded near this site.

  1. 24 August 1789

    First Battle of Svensksund

    Battle · Kustaa III:n sota · 2,7 km

    The First Battle of Svensksund, also known as the First Battle of Rochensalm, was a naval battle fought in the Gulf of Finland in the Baltic Sea outside the present-day city of Kotka on 24 August 1789 during the Russo-Swedish War.

    == Order of battle ==

    Read more on Wikipedia · Wikipedian tekijät, CC BY-SA 4.0

Nearby

One site is rarely a trip on its own. These are the closest others.

Sources, licences and accuracy

Location accuracy: Approximate area

Verification: 2026-07-31 (remote)

  • Wikipedia — Luettelo Kotkan julkisista taideteoksista ja muistomerkeistä (CC BY-SA 4.0)