Rovaniemi

Wet day in Rovaniemi FINLAND

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July 7th 2010
After the glorious weather of yesterday, rather a shock to be woken in the middle of the light of night to the sound of heavy rain on our roof (rain is always noisier than usual in a motorhome). Not sure what time it was when it started as at some point this afternoon we remembered that one Scandinavian country was an extra hour ahead and of course it was Finland. So, the photos I took of the ... 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