Koivuniemi
Koivuniemi (Swedish: Björkudden) is a manor house in Helsinki, Finland, designed by the architect Wilhelm Linsén[1] and build in the mid 19th century. Koivuniemi has been the home of the Finnish writer and historian Zacharias Topelius[2][3] which after his death returned to the previous owners and is to the present owned by the Lilius family.
Koivuniemi in 1879
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
- "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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