Historical Museum

Handicrafts Museum

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May 28th 2008
Turku Handicrafts Museum Official Site Visited the Handicrafts Museum after work today. It is "an outdoor museum that offers information, specimens of skill and experiences in an original pre-industrial environment. Visitors will step 200 years back in time at the museum." Being sort of a history buff, I enjoy visiting such out ... read more

Europe » Finland » Southwest Finland » Turku

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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