"Olavinlinna Castle" Olavinlinna castle is located in Finland. It is near the town of Savonlinna, which many people confuse to be part of it. The castle is found in the southeastern part of Finland. The castle is within the swift strait of Kyrönsalmi, (it is surround by water on three sides). Olavinlinna was created in 1475 by Erik Axelsson Tott. He was a Danish knight in the fifteenth century. He named his castle Olavinlinna after …showed first 75 words of 349 total…

…showed last 75 words of 349 total…Olavinlinna served as a prison in Finland. During the 1860's two fires broke out and caused major damage. The castle was then restored thoroughly from 1961-1975. Today Olavinlinna contains two museums, a restaurant, and festival halls. The museums are the castle museum and the orthodox museum. The castle museum has material found inside the castle as well as material dealing with the castle on display. The orthodox museum displays icons and other Russian Orthodox items.