Bjorkudden is a mid nineteenth century manor house, or herrgard, in Ostersundom, Helsinki, Finland, designed by the architect Wilhelm Linsen. It was the home of the Finnish writer and historian Zacharias Topelius, whose library there hosted cultural figures including the poet Carl Snoilsky, the writer Karl August Tavaststjerna, and the social activist Alexandra Gripenberg. After Topelius death the estate returned to its previous owners, and it remains in the ownership of the Lilius family. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Building Type Building Type LocationSourced to the subject's own account Classification
Standing Status Building Type
Building Type (category) Connections
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Entity-backed identity for the building-type enum value this building already carries, resolved to an architecture concept by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The building-type fact itself stays on the building unchanged.
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Finland, located there.
Sources
1. Bjorkudden (Wikipedia)
Entity description and the lead/infobox of the Wikipedia article
Bjorkudden is a mid nineteenth century manor house, or herrgard, in Ostersundom, Helsinki, Finland, designed by the architect Wilhelm Linsen. It was the home of the Finnish writer and historian Zacharias Topelius, whose library there hosted cultural figures including the poet Carl Snoilsky, the writer Karl August Tavaststjerna, and the social activist Alexandra Gripenberg. After Topelius death the estate returned to its previous owners, and it remains in the ownership of the Lilius family.
Wikipedia infobox building_type field (Manor)
Björkudden (Finnish: Koivuniemi) is a manor house in Östersundom, Helsinki, Finland, designed by the architect Wilhelm Linsén and built in the mid-19th century. Koivuniemi was the home of the Finnish writer and historian Zacharias Topelius. 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 Snoi
Wikipedia infobox building_type field (House)
Björkudden (Finnish: Koivuniemi) is a manor house in Östersundom, Helsinki, Finland, designed by the architect Wilhelm Linsén and built in the mid-19th century. Koivuniemi was the home of the Finnish writer and historian Zacharias Topelius. 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 Snoi
View the Source2. Bjorkudden (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationWikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Helsinki, FinlandQuote, Wikidata located-in-admin-entity (P131) / country (P17) statement: Helsinki, Finland
Wikidata item Q4411564, property P131/P17 (location): Helsinki, Finland
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