Part of WW1 base in Kannelmäki, Espoo, Finland

3D Model

First World War trench shelter room, observation post and machine gun position in base XXIII:4 in Krepost Sveaborg land front defense line in Kannelmäki, Helsinki, Finland. The base was built in 1915 - 1918. This site has been cleared and cleaned recently.

The whole base contains:

• 6 machine gun positions
• 7 firing and observations positions
• 9 shelter rooms. 4 intact, others collapsed or unfinished
• 130 meters of trench

More info:

• Location in Google Maps
• Wikipedia: Krepost Sveaborg
• John Lagerstedt , Markku Saari: Krepost Sveaborg
• Finnish Heritage Agency site info (only in finnish)