Helsinki 20230618_173025

Lots of parks dotted all around the city.

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June 20th 2023
Helsinki was established as a trading town by King Gustav I of Sweden in 12 June 1550, as the town of Helsingfors, which he intended to be a rival to the Hanseatic city of Reval on the southern shores of the Gulf of Finland (today known as Tallinn). After the Russians conquered Helsinki in May 1713 during the Great Northern War the city had grown to 3,000. It was not until Russia defeated Swede ... read more

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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 f... ... read more

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