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Finland!!!

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July 12th 2007
Thursday July 12th: Helsinki Well i arrived in Finland with no dramas. my stuff is currently sitting in a locker at the terminal. i decided whilst on the ferry that i would do a boat tour of Helsinki and it's islands. the boat arrived at 10 am and the tour started at 1030. i just made it. the tour was nice but you do see a hell of a lot of trees. the Finn's have quite a recreationa ... 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