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Heksinki Airport

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February 26th 2006
Arrived at Helsinki Airport at 6am and had to kill 2 hours before catching a flight to Copenhagen. It was freezing outside and we were definately the only ones in t-shirts. So glad I didn't wear my flip flops! The airport was really busy but increadibly quiet. It almost felt like we had walked in on someones funeral. Everyone dressed in black, walking very slowly and speaking in whispers. W ... 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