Kulosaari Manor Explained

Kulosaari Manor
Native Name:Kulosaaren kartano
Brändö gård
Image Alt:Kulosaari Manor
Building Type:Manor house, mansion
Architectural Style:Neoclassical
Location:Kulosaari
Location City:Helsinki
Location Country:Finland
Coordinates:60.1931°N 25.0144°W
Est Completion:c. 1810 (current building)
Client:Jägerhorn af Storby family
Owner:City of Helsinki (current)
Architect:Pehr Granstedt
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Kulosaari Manor (Finnish: Kulosaaren kartano, Swedish: Brändö gård) is a manor house and mansion located near the Kulosaari neighbourhood of Helsinki.

The manor was designed in the neoclassical style by architect Pehr Granstedt in 1815.[1] Its first owners were the noble family.

The current main building may be partly based on an earlier 18th-century house commissioned by Count Augustin Ehrensvärd. The history of the actual manor (rather than the manor house itself) dates even further back to the 16th-century, its earliest known owner having been Erik Filpusson, from 1540 to 1587.

The manor has been owned by the City of Helsinki since 1927. It is currently (until 2020) leased to JHL, the Trade Union for Public and Welfare Sectors, and mainly used for their and their members' events and recreational purposes.[2]

The manor was featured in Taskmaster Finland.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Manor Houses in Finland . Muuka.com . 22 June 2018.
  2. News: Helsingissä mietitään kartanoiden kohtaloa . The future of manor houses in Helsinki under consideration . 22 June 2018 . YLE . 25 June 2015.