Cold downtown Helsinki

Countries #76, 77 and 78

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January 23rd 2006
Well, I've 'done' Finland, Aland Island and Sweden now, bringing the all time total visited to 78. Helsinki was absolutely 'Baltic', if you'll excuse the use of the word as an adjective. Nothing can prepare you for the sheer shocking blast of cold air as it freezes your nostrils when walking out of the airport entrance into -26 deg C! The Finnair bus from the airport to the railway station is che ... 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