Villa Hakasalmi ( fi, Hakasalmen huvila, sv, Villa Hagasund), also known as Villa Karamzin, is an architecturally and historically important 19th-century villa located in the Etu-Töölö district of central

Helsinki Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the Capital city, capital, primate city, primate, and List of cities and towns in Finland, most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of U ...

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. The villa is situated in a prominent position on

Mannerheimintie Mannerheimintie ( sv, Mannerheimvägen), named after the Finnish military leader and statesman Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim, is the main street and boulevard of Helsinki, Finland. It was originally named Heikinkatu ( sv, Henriksgatan), after Ro ...

, next to

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and opposite the

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. Designed by architect

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in the

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and built in 1844–1846, the villa was originally the summer residence of Senator and

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. In 1896, Walleen's step-daughter

Aurora Karamzin Eva Aurora Charlotta Karamzin (née Stjernvall) (1 / 7 August 1808 Ulvila – 13 May 1902 Helsinki) was a Finnish philanthropist. Her better-known names are Princess Aurora Demidova and Aurora Karamzin, titles that were acquired after her firs ...

sold the villa to the City of Helsinki, although she was allowed to continue living there until her death six years later. Since 1912, the villa has been occupied by the

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, as one of its five main exhibition venues.

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* {{Portal, Finland Ernst Lohrmann buildings Buildings and structures in Helsinki Museums in Helsinki Tourist attractions in Helsinki Buildings and structures completed in 1846 Hakasalmi Töölö