Kiasma

Architecture in Helsinki

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January 7th 2007
Well, I made it! It was a long night of travelling, through Riga, Latvia and arriving in the morning in Helsinki. The time changed two more hours between Dublin and Helsinki so I lost the whole night. I arrived at the Helsinki-Vantaa airport to a warm welcome by friends of friends, Anne and Esa Suutala who were very kind to pick me up and deliver me to my new home. We first stopped at their ap ... 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