Statue outside Helsinki Cathedral

Finland

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November 7th 2009
HELSINKI, FINLAND - (September 2007) - (Friday 7th to Tuesday 11th September) - Fri 7th Sept - (St Petersburg) Once I’d arrived back in St Petersburg from Petrozavodsk, the first thing I did was arrange a train ticket out of Russia. Before coming to Russia I hadn’t really thought about how or where I would go after Russia. I had just assumed that I would head ... read more

Europe » Finland » Uusimaa » Helsinki

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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