Katajanokka Postcard

The Katajanokka postcard is part of Kuviokioski's Helsinki series. The 100 x 148 mm card is printed in Finland on environmentally friendly paper.

Text on the back of the card:

In 1913 an Orthodox Chapel was built on the site of the Uspenski Cathedral in Katajanokka to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Treaty of Hamina. Yet the Chapel was viewed as a symbol of Russia's oppressive politics, which led to a group of patriotic students to smudge it with tar after Finland became independent. After unsuccessful attempts to remove the tar, the building was demolished in 1920.