simo and me

Off to the land of vikings, saunas and moose

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September 17th 2007
Well we've officially started our journey!! After an insane packing/chore/errand list (that we almost completely got through...) we took off Thursday night at 6pm. The flight was quick and easy and we landed in Helsinki on Friday morning to the loving arms of our friend Simo. Since I hadn't slept at all on the flight and Trish only slept for an hour or so we decided to take a nap for couple ... 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