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Kesäranta

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Kesäranta, whose name means summer shore and which is also known by the Swedish name Villa Bjälbo, is the official residence of the Prime Minister of Finland, situated in the Meilahti neighborhood of Helsinki overlooking Seurasaarenselkä. The building was originally designed by Frans Ludvig Calonius in 1873 and later modified by Elia Heikel in 1887 and Jac Ahrenberg in 1904, and it is owned by the Finnish government through Senate Properties. It has served as the prime minister's official residence since 1919, and the surrounding area is kept as restricted airspace. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Building TypeSourced to the subject's own account
Villa 2
LocationSourced to the subject's own account
Meilahti, Finland 3
Completed Year
1873 1
Classification
Standing Status
Standing 1
Building Type
Building Type (category)Sourced to the subject's own account
Villa 2
Connections

Has Building Type

Villa, Concepts

Uses Element

Timber, Architectural Materials
Source Kesäranta (Wikidata)
Additional Source Kesäranta (Wikipedia)Wikipedia article
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Finland

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Source Kesäranta (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Kesäranta (Wikipedia)
  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kesäranta, lead definition
    Kesäranta (lit. 'summer shore', Swedish: Villa Bjälbo) is the official residence of the Prime Minister of Finland, located in Helsinki in the neighborhood of Meilahti, overlooking Seurasaarenselkä.
  • Lead section
    'summer shore', Swedish: Villa Bjälbo) is the official residence of the Prime Minister of Finland, located in Helsinki in the neighborhood of Meilahti, overlooking Seurasaarenselkä.
  • Infobox: completion_date
    1873
  • Uses Element: Timber, Wikipedia article
    Initially, Kesäranta was a two-storey wooden villa, but in 1887, after it was acquired by Carl Robert Ignatius, a cashier at the Bank of Finland, the building was altered to the designs of Elia Heikel, who added a 20-metre tower and a bayside veranda to the building.
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2. Kesäranta (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata instance-of (P31) statement (Villa)
Quote, Wikidata instance-of (P31) statement (Villa)
Wikidata item Q3068796, instance of (P31): villa
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3. Kesäranta (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Meilahti, Finland
Quote, Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Meilahti, Finland
Wikidata item Q3068796, property P131/P17 (location): Meilahti, Finland
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