Helsinki Cathedral

Baltic Sea Cruise - Second stop: Finland

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August 27th 2008
Our second stop was the capital of the northern country Finland - Helsinki. The weather on this day was rather grey and cold, at some point it started to rain a bit, but still we saw a lot of the city. First we had a little tour around the city in a bus. Our first stop was the famous rock church, which was very impressive and interesting to see. Sadly it was very full in there, so we left quickly ... read more

Europe » Finland » Uusimaa » Helsinki

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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