What is "koivuniemi"

Koivuniemi is a manor house in Helsinki, Finland, designed by the architect Wilhelm Linsén and build in the mid 19th century. Koivuniemi has been the home of the Finnish writer and historian Zacharias Topelius which after his death returned to the previous owners and is to the present owned by the Lilius family.

Well known guests of Koivuniemi include the poet Carl Snoilsky, writer Karl August Tavaststjerna and the social activist Alexandra Gripenberg.