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Fri 03/06/09 (Day 34) - Jyväskylä

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March 6th 2009
After work I hopped in the hotrod, aka Prius, with Sami and Emil (work friends) and headed to Jyväskylä. It's not the most exciting destination in Finland, and really not all that much different from Tampere, but it's something new. I'm starting my venturing out n' about in Finland with baby steps. We rolled into Jyväskylä, dumped our stuff at the hotel, grabbed a tourist map and proceded t ... read more

Europe » Finland » Central Finland » Jyväskylä

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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