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Finland was a province and then a grand duchy under Sweden from the 12th to the 19th centuries and an autonomous grand duchy of Russia after 1809. It won its complete independence in 1917. During World War II, it was able to successfully defend its freedom and resist invasions by the Soviet Union - albeit with some loss of territory. In the subsequent half century, the Finns made a remarkable transformation from a farm/forest economy to a diversified modern industrial economy; per capita income is now on par with Western Europe. As a member of the European Union, Finland was the only Nordic state to join the euro system at its initiation in January 1999. To be updated

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By Adrian J
August 10th 2009

Finland Europe » Finland

We can’t believe our good luck! Another beautiful day with the temperature up around 27 degrees again. We hadn’t made any arrangements for a formal tour and once again decided to do our own thing. We left the ship wearing hot weather gear and set off for the Centre, as indicated by the map and the road signs. I soon determined a different route and we found ourselves wandering through the outskirts of what is a really attractive city. We needed a stop for a drink, but as Helsinki doesn’t come to life until 11:00, this proved difficult. We did find [View Full Entry]

By michel finn
August 10th 2009

The Tall Ships Races - Baltic Sea Europe » Finland » Southwest Finland » Turku

The Tall Ships Races in Turku

Die Tall Ships’ Races - dt. etwa „(Die) Großsegler-Rennen“; sind eine erstmals 1956 ausgetragene Langstreckenregatta für Großsegler und andere Segelschiffe mit großenteils jungen Besatzungen (16 bis 25 Jahre). Bei der Regatta steht einerseits das Wettsegeln auf Zeit im Vordergrund, andererseits auch das Ziel der Völkerverständigung und des Austauschs zwischen jungen Menschen sowie die Förderung von „Sail Training“ (Segelausbildung zum Ziel der persönlichen - physischen und psychischen - Entwicklung und Charakterbildung) Die Regatta besteht in der Regel aus zw [View Full Entry]

By dragonfly999
August 7th 2009

The Finnish Connection Europe » Finland » Uusimaa » Helsinki

21:48 We parrallel parked in the harbour around 09:00 this morning we had a still fustrating time trying to get breakfast...(american and Italians need manners LOL). We started at the City Highlight tour at 10:15. Helsinki is a very used lokking city but still beatuiful and full of old history. Our first stop was at the The major Lutheren Church in the city as well touring the open market near the Blatic sea. They sold a variety of fresh fruit and veggies and an amazing variety of little trinkets and handmade goods. Then we were off again to see more of [View Full Entry]

By Pam
August 1st 2009

Like Alaska, but only different Europe » Finland

Lake scene

Countless lakes, dense forests, moose, fireweed, and endless hours of daylight, it could be Alaska, but it's Finland. The pristine countryside of Finland was a feast for the eyes and the soul. Our 5 days in the remote woodlands and lakes of the Lakeland region were wonderful. The weather was glorious and the time spent with good friends was precious. Picking wild strawberries and blueberries, looking for mushrooms, rowing on the lake, walking in the woods, playing with the children, and exploring the nearby town of Savonlinna were some of our main activities. We were able to experience [View Full Entry]

By arsku
July 28th 2009

Bisneksiin Europe » Finland » Uusimaa » Helsinki

Heräsin aamulla ajoissa eli kuudelta. Lähdin liikkeelle kahdeksalta. Taksikuski on asiallinen ja kyyti maksoi 6,5 euroa. Koska lento oli ylibuukattu, minut laitettiin Finnairin silver plus -asiakkaanna bisnesluokkaan. Tulipa koettua sekin. Juotavaa ja syötävää riitti ja puolivälissä matkaa taisin onnistua torkahtamaankin. [View Full Entry]

By michel finn
July 26th 2009

Geschichte Finnlands (Abriss von Willi) Europe » Finland

(Eine kurze Zusammenfassung der Artikel bei Wikipedia, für evtl. Fehler wird daher keine Haftung übernommen.) ;-) Die urzeitlichen Wurzen Finnlands sind noch nicht wirklich bekannt. Vermutlich führen mehrere Einwanderungswellen vor und während der Eisenzeit aus verschiedenen Richtungen zur Einführung eine sesshaften Ackerbaukultur mit ergänzenden Jagdverhalten. Die indigenen Samen, (eine Jäger- und Sammler Kultur) wurden von den Einwanderern in die nordischen Regionen verdrängt oder von ihnen assimiliert. Durch die Lage an der Ostsee nahm Finnland auch am Handel mit Mitteleuropa teil, man [View Full Entry]

By monikita
July 23rd 2009

Med tisino in norostjo Europe » Finland » Uusimaa » Helsinki

na festivalu znanstvene fantastike

Ceprav v Evropi in si nismo tako razlicni, je vseeno dovolj razlicnih navad, da pride do nesporazumov ali mojih izbuljenih oci. Glede na to, da nisem vesca finskega jezika in zelim kaksnemu Fincu povedati, kje sem bila, kje imam tecaj, kam grem, me vestno popravijo in povedo, da sem narobe izgovorila, da se ne rece Ruholahti ampak Ruoholahti. Res da eno pomeni Zaliv crknjenih zivali in drugo Travnati zaliv ups, ampak naj oni potem iz prve lepo izgovorijo Ljubljana! Na tisino sem se navadila, neverjetno. Tudi onemelost ljudi v trgovinah mi je ze domaca, ja lahko se navadis. Ne razumit [View Full Entry]

..ker ne gledam filmov vecinoma nisem vedela kaj predstavljajo

By truthven
July 21st 2009

layover in Helsinki Europe » Finland » Uusimaa » Helsinki

Helsinki Cathedral

I left on the 24th, trying to catch glimpses of the US-Spain confederations cup soccer game - I became a soccer fan in Burkina - not because the sport is inherently beautiful or divine or any other nonsense like that but simply because there was no other game in town - if I was going to talk about sports with my Burkina friends (and I was going to talk about sports - interminably or so Tyeliah would have you believe) I was going to be talking about soccer - so I had been following the US team's recent exploits and managed [View Full Entry]

By ThroughMyEyes
July 15th 2009

Helsinki,Finland Europe » Finland » Uusimaa » Helsinki

Playing with Flowers

After our awesome night on the boat, we had arrived in another country.....Finland. We drove to the campsite called Rastila and stayed there for 2 nights in a little cabin. Once again, there were tons of kids for me to play with. 1 night I played with a boy from Sweden and the next night a boy from Holland while daddy drank wine and relaxed with the parents. The first day we took a short train ride to the city. We went on a boat ride and walked all over seeing some neat looking buildings. My favorite place was the Ice [View Full Entry]

By arsku
July 14th 2009

Lounge Europe » Finland » Uusimaa » Helsinki

Maailmanympärimatka tuotti sen verran pluspisteitä, että pääsin odottamaan Shanghain lentoa Finnairin loungeen. Tarjolla on viiniä, kahvia, muita juomia ja naposteltavaa. Pitää vielä vaihtaa koneeseen lämpimämmät vaatteet. [View Full Entry]

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