Hole in the ice

Finland March '09

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August 11th 2009
We spent our first night in a Hostel in Helsinki then took the train up to Kuopio the next day where we were met at the station by Hanna and Fred. It was so good to see them both again and we were taken some 40km out of town to her parents’ house for the evening - and that was some experience. The house is quite new and has a wood-fired boiler for central heating and hot water - there are plen ... read more

Europe » 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