Vilho A. Teivainen, 19, from Finland, wrote:

I have visited St. Olof's Castle dozens of times, I've even worked there, so it gives me some credibility. :) The castle is one of the best preserved of medieval castles in the Finland. Many enticing myths and legends rise from it's past. Most of them actually quite heroic and even sad some so very human in their practical cruelty which was so typical for that time. Originally, the castle had four towers and they were open to sky. The unfortunate fourth tower housed a black powder storage. At some point black powder caught a spark and that quite much did it for the fourth tower. Before the castles was put in active use it burned a few times. Sparks that flew from steamer ships passing the castle lit at least one of the fires. The fire started from a tower roof and one of them destroyed the castles' invaluable furniture along with some structures. After a few lessons the material of roofs was changed into metal. As you may already know, the castle is now famous for Opera Festival which takes place every July.

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