Björkudden
Björkudden[1] (Finnish: Koivuniemi) is a manor house in Östersundom, Helsinki, Finland, designed by the architect Wilhelm Linsén[2] and build in the mid 19th century. Koivuniemi has been the home of the Finnish writer and historian Zacharias Topelius[3][4] which after his death returned to the previous owners and is to the present owned by the Lilius family.
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Koivuniemi in 1879
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The library at Koivuniemi
Well known guests of Koivuniemi include the poet Carl Snoilsky, writer Karl August Tavaststjerna and the social activist Alexandra Gripenberg.
Sources
- https://web.archive.org/web/20070224013520/http://www.nykarlebyvyer.nu/SIDOR/TEXTER/PROSA/NF/topelinf.htm
- https://web.archive.org/web/20090912100820/http://sivut.sipooinstituutti.net/kotiseutu/vasen.htm
- https://web.archive.org/web/20080926133100/http://www.sls.fi/topelius/biografi.htm
- http://www.histdoc.net/varia/mechelin1888sv.html
- http://www.kansallisbiografia.fi/english/person/4437
- https://web.archive.org/web/20080926133100/http://www.sls.fi/topelius/biografi.htm
References
- "Östersundomin kartano, kappeli ja Björkuddenin huvila" (in Finnish).
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2008-10-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- http://www.kansallisbiografia.fi/english/?id=4437
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-09-26. Retrieved 2008-10-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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