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The Presidential Palace.
The Presidential Palace was originally built in 1820 as the home of the merchant and ship-owner J.H. Heidenstrauch, at a time (1809-1917) when Finland was an Autonomous Grand Duchy of the Russian Empire. It was soon bought as the official residence of the Grand Duke on his visits to Helsinki. In 1921, by which time Finland had become an independent republic, it was refurbished as the official residence of the Finnish President, who nevertheless now lives at Mäntyniemi, a modernistic residence in the Meilahti district of the city.