Helsinki in all its glory

Helsinki in 6 Hours

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August 23rd 2007
Well we started this morning rather tired still from the night before. We hastily got dressed and left for nine. Eero drove us to the port and rather kindly helped us through checkout. The boat that took us was a catamaran and it was a pretty quick crossing, just under two hours. There was a proper passport control and our passports were scrutinised rather well. Leaving the port in Helsinki was ... 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