Thalatta! Thalatta! Greek warriors shouted for joy this word for the sea 400 years before the end of time. The poorly run military expedition turned into a relief when they saw the homely shores of the Black Sea. A couple of thousand years later, even in Hanko you can shout for joy Thalatta! Then you will say hello to a wonderful wooden villa on the southern slope of Vartiovuori right by the sea.
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Hanko's town hall was completed in September 1926. The designers of the building were Armas Lindgren and Bertel Liljequist. The activity in the town hall was lively. There were concerts, plays, dance performances and lectures. Of course, the entire city administration was also in the building. In 1941, the Continuation War began, and Russian troops blew up the town hall when they retreated from the city in December. The current town hall was completed in 1951.
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Wivi Lönn (1872–1966) oli tuottelias arkkitehti, jonka suunnittelemia rakennuksia löytyy mm. Helsingistä, Tampereelta ja Jyväskylästä. Hän johti omaa arkkitehtitoimistoa, ensimmäisenä naisena Suomessa, ja suunnittele mm. useita koulurakennuksia. Esimerkiksi Edvin Laineen koulun puuosan hän suunnitteli Iisalmeen 1900-luvun alussa.
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Photographic artist Santeri Tuori's two-part artwork Lumpeet is located in the Tyyssija building of Turku's student village. Water lilies and water plants are depicted in the work. The video-controlled LED light network that lights up in the evenings brings new layers to the work.
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Hanko was the most important departure city for emigrants at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. About 250,000 Finns left in search of a new life through the port of Hanko. Accommodation capacity has always been a problem in Hanko, and at the beginning of the 20th century there were especially many immigrants in Hanko who stayed here for a night or two before continuing their journey through England to the United States. Suomen Höyrylaivahtiö, which was responsible for the emigrants' journey from Finland, decided to build an emigrant hotel on the Boulevard in 1902.
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In Hanko, the strongest appeals for clean water - against communicable diseases - were heard from the medical community, with Wilhelm Snellman as the loudest in 1889 and Sam Chydenius in 1897–1917. The sewerage and water supply system gradually developed, and finally in 1910 the design of the Hanko water tower began. The same architect Waldemar Aspel, who had just drawn the extensions of the spa and casino, was invited to the task.
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The first music pavilion in Hanko Spa Park was built in 1890. It was like a large speaker with dance and operetta melodies.
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The Orthodox Church of St. Nicholas of the Estuary is located in surrendered Karelia. It was the main church of the former Suistamo Orthodox parish. The church was inaugurated on May 17, 1844, and has been designed by Carl Ludvig Engel.
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Ljungbo Sanatorium was built by Viva Lagerborg, one of Finland's first gynecologists. The building was designed by his cousin Signe Lagerborg-Stenius. Anna Wichmann bought and saved the building in 2020. The villa is now in private use.
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