COMING SOON HOUSE ADVERTISING ads_leader_photo_top
« previous next » Lapin Kulta
The Local brew
Helsinki, Finland - New Year's Eve
December 31st 2007 What exactly is Finland famous for? Well for one thing, it’s the home of Santa Claus, who tends his reindeers in the cold northern part of the country. And then there’s the Formula One drivers Mikka Hakkinen and Kimi Raikkonen, both of them world champions. Nokia is a world famous Finnish company. And who could forget the Moomins, the cartoon characters immortalized by Finnish writer Tove Jans
... read more Europe » Finland » Uusimaa » Helsinki
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 COMING SOON HOUSE ADVERTISING ads_leader_photo_bottom