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Hamina Church
A highlight of Old Hamina includes the neoclassical Hamina Church (Old Hamina), built in 1843 and designed by CL Engel.
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Hamina Fortress
Northwest of Old Hamina are remnants of the 18th-century Hamina Fortress, including 3km of crumbling stone walls, and the star-shaped bastions, but there really isn't much left to see.
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M/S Merikarhu
A short walk southwest of the centre at Tervasaari harbour is the 1943 icebreaker and tug M/S Merikarhu (southwest of Tervasaari harbour).
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Orthodox Church of Saints Peter & Paul
A highlight of Old Hamina includes the 1837 Orthodox Church of Saints Peter & Paul, thought to have been created by architect Louis Visconti, who designed Napoleon's tomb in France.
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Shopkeeper's Museum
Shopkeeper's Museum is a former merchant's store and residence, and has people dressed the part, serving customers with all manner of handmade curios and souvenirs. It's one of the best house museums in Finland. Kasarminkatu was a main shopping street in the 19th century.
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SS Hyöky
A short walk southwest of the centre at Tervasaari harbour is the bright red former lightship SS Hyöky (southwest of Tervasaari harbour) a 1912 steamship completed in the same year as the Titanic. It served both Russia and Finland in its colourful career, and was the last coal-burning steamship in commercial use in Scandinavia. During summer it's now a cluttered museum, bar and hotel.
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Town Hall
Restored 19th-century wooden buildings grace the eight radial streets of Hamina's octagonal town plan. From its centre - Hamina has a more literal centre than most towns, dominated by the 18th-century Town Hall - most sights are a short walk away.
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Town Museum
Housed in Hamina's oldest building, the Town Museum is the museum of local history. King Gustav III of Sweden and Catherine II (the Great) of Russia held negotiations in one of the rooms in 1783.
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