Turku Cathedral
We walked past it pretty much every day we were in Turku because it is situated between the student village and the centre of town.
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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]
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] Blog: Finland, a land of rare natural beauty and alcoholics...
Date: November 12th 2006
The Finnish people are probably one of the most interesting groups of people that I have ever encountered. In all of my travels I don't think I have ever come across a group of people that are so unique. Reserved, friendly, intellectual, funny, confident, slightly unstable, alcoholics. All of these words can be used to describe Finns but they do not fully capture the Finnish essence. All I can ... read more
Date: November 12th 2006
The Finnish people are probably one of the most interesting groups of people that I have ever encountered. In all of my travels I don't think I have ever come across a group of people that are so unique. Reserved, friendly, intellectual, funny, confident, slightly unstable, alcoholics. All of these words can be used to describe Finns but they do not fully capture the Finnish essence. All I can ... read more
