Königstedt Manor
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Königstedt Manor (Finnish: Königstedtin kartano or Swedish: Königstedt gård) is a historic manor house in Riipilä in the municipality of Vantaa, Finland, close to Helsinki. The mansion is located at the bank of the Vantaa river. Currently, it is used as a state guest house by the Finnish Government. It regularly serves as a venue for various meetings, negotiations and receptions.
The manor is first mentioned in 1511, when Olav Nilsson, the governor of Helsinki is the owner. Under captain Johan Köhn, who was raised to nobility under the name of Köhnningstedt, the mansion received its name.
Counsellor of State Jacob Wilhem Hisinger constructed the present house in 1816. According tradition Carl Ludvig Engel is the architect, although some presume it is his assistant Pehr Granstedt who did the design. In the 20th century there were many owners such as Robert Mattson, Colonel Mikael Gripenberg, and Baron Gustaf Wrede. The Finnish Government purchased the manor from Baroness Asta Wrede in 1961.
The Aceh peace talks between the Free Aceh Movement and the Indonesian Government, hosted by Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari were held at the manor in 2005. Meetings between North Korean, South Korean and American delegations took place at the mansion in 2018 as preparation for the 2018 North Korea–United States summit.[1] Königstedt Manor hosted the first meeting of the NATO trilateral memorandum between Finland, Sweden and Turkey on 26 August 2022.[2]
