Temppeliaukio

The land of snow, churches, ice-hockey and VODKA…

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March 12th 2009
A few people told me that you only really visit Helsinki if you know people there. I don't know why they say this, I found it to be a beautiful city! Especially as it was still covered in snow, I feel it adds beauty and romance to it 😊 I love that they have trams (much like the green and yellow Melbourne trams), you can walk everywhere, there aren't herds of people getting in your way and ... read more

Europe » Finland » Central Finland

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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