Björkudden

Koivuniemi in 1879

The library at Koivuniemi

Björkudden[1] (Finnish: Koivuniemi) is a manor house in Östersundom, Helsinki, Finland, designed by the architect Wilhelm Linsén[2] and built in the mid-19th century. Koivuniemi was the home of the Finnish writer and historian Zacharias Topelius.[3][4] After his death it returned to the previous owners and is to the present owned by the Lilius family.

Well known guests of Koivuniemi include the poet Carl Snoilsky, writer Karl August Tavaststjerna [fi; de] 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

1. "Östersundomin kartano, kappeli ja Björkuddenin huvila" (in Finnish).
2. "Björkudden" (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2008-10-09.
3. "Etusivu". kansallisbiografia.fi.
4. "Zacharias Topelius Skrifter" (in Swedish). Svenska Litteratursällskapet i Finland. Archived from the original on 2008-09-26. Retrieved 2008-10-09.

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