History

Vanajanlinna's roots can be traced back to the Middle-Ages, when its predecessor, Äikäälä, was situated in the same spot. The actual period of Vanajanlinna began in 1918, when Doctor Carl Wilhelm Rosenlew bought the estate and later annexed other estates onto it. Rosenlew was aspiring to transform the estate into a hunting Manor, for at the time, the estate included 500 hectares with free rights for hunting. Construction of the Main Building began in 1919.