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The city was founded in the 17th Century based around St. Olaf's Castle . The castle was founded by Erik Axelsson Tott in 1475 in an effort to protect Savonia and to control the unstable border between the Kingdom of Sweden and its Russia n adversary.

The city hosts the famous annual Savonlinna Opera Festival . The Opera s are performed on a stage built within the castle.


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