Tammerkoski River

Wed 02/18/09 (Day 18) - Short Day

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February 18th 2009
A short work day today as the locals had some sort of "All Hands" meeting. So Dave and I were booted from the hangar around 1400 and ventured homeward. Since we were out early, and it was still well daylight, we took the longer way home thinking we'd see some moose in the country. Alas, no moose 😞 After playing catchup on email in the room I went out for a nice, long walk. Eventually I ... read more

Europe » Finland » Pirkanmaa » Tampere

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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