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Celebrating VAPPU in style (Helsinki, Finland)

May 4th 2008
(Day 30 on the road)From Tallinn I took the ferry across the straight to get to Helsinki. The two cities lie only 80km apart, and the crossing takes just under two hours. After boarding the ferry I took a nap, and when I woke up about 1 1/2h later, we were, well, still in Tallinn. Great! I discovered that we had not even left the port due to some technical problems with the ship. After spen ... read more
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Finnish Flag 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
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