Hiidenlinna
 Entrance of Hiidenlinna | |
| Location | Somerniemi, Somero, Finland |
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| Coordinates | 60°37′50.36″N 23°45′14.19″E / 60.6306556°N 23.7539417°E |
| Opened | 1992 |
| Website | Official |
Hiidenlinna (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈhiːdenˌlinːɑ]; lit. 'Hiisi's Castle') is a tourist attraction located in Somero's Somerniemi in Southwest Finland, Finland. Originally built in 1992 by local artist Reino Koivuniemi as his work and exhibition space, the tourist attraction is made of natural stone and concrete on the shore of Lake Särkijärvi in the Keltiäinen village, and displays Koivuniemi's own works alongside changing exhibitions. In 2006, Hiidenlinna was the eleventh most popular tourist destination in Southwest Finland.[1]
Reino Koivuniemi, who had already reached retirement age in 2008, was looking for a buyer for Hiidenlinna who would continue the exhibition activities.[2][3] In 2013, Hiidenlinna was purchased by skier Sami Uotila, a ski resort entrepreneur at Vihti Ski Center in Vihti. He announced that he intended to continue the castle's operations roughly according to the previous concept.[4]
References
- ^ Sanna Sevänen: "Turku houkutellut aiempaa enemmän matkailijoita", p. 20. Turun Sanomat (n:o 194), 2007. (in Finnish)
- ^ Palm, Päivi (23 August 2008). "Valtias on valmis väistymään". Turun Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 24 July 2025.
- ^ Syrjälä, Hanna (12 May 2012). "Linnanherra etsii seuraajaa". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 24 July 2025.
- ^ Merilä, Sari (31 December 2013). "Hiidenlinna sai uuden isännän". Somero-Lehti (in Finnish) (102). Somero: 3.