Olavinlinna

Olavinlinna
The castle in 2020
Location in Finland
Alternative names	Olofsborg St. Olaf's Castle
General information
Architectural style	Castle
Town or city	Savonlinna
Country	Finland
Coordinates	61°51′50″N 028°54′04″E / 61.86389°N 28.90111°E / 61.86389; 28.90111
Construction started	1475

Olavinlinna (also known as St. Olaf's Castle; Swedish: Olofsborg; German: Olafsburg; lit. 'Olof's Castle') is a 15th-century three-tower castle located in Savonlinna, Finland. It is built on an island in the Kyrönsalmi strait that connects the lakes Haukivesi and Pihlajavesi. It is the northernmost medieval stone fortress still standing.^[1] The castle forms a spectacular stage for the Savonlinna Opera Festival, which was held for the first time in the summer of 1912.^[2]