Kyminlinna
| Kyminlinna | |
|---|---|
| Part of South-Eastern Finland fortification system | |
| Finland | |
Kyminlinna main gate | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Caponier fortress |
| Owner | Senate Properties |
| Open to the public | no |
| Condition | Partly in disrepair |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 60°30′26″N 26°53′19″E / 60.50722°N 26.88861°E |
| Area | 74 hectares (180 acres) |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1803 |
| Built by | Russian Empire |
| In use | 1808 |
| Materials | Earth, masonry |
Kyminlinna (literally, 'the castle of Kymi') is a fortress located in the northern part of island of Hovinsaari in Kotka, on the south coast of Finland. Kyminlinna is part of the South-Eastern Finland fortification system built by Russia after the Russo-Swedish War of 1788-1790. Kyminlinna formed the northern part of a double fortification, together with Ruotsinsalmi sea fortress, where Kyminlinna was intended to repulse land-based attacks along the King's Road.