Helsinki

How much for a what?

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May 23rd 2010
Helsinki is a classic European city but with much higher prices, sadly I hear it is one of the cheapest Scandinavian countries. I stayed at the Olympic Stadium Hostel though. It was actually inside the Olympic Stadium from 1952 or some year. Now they just play soccer games on all of the fields at the stadium. I got off the boat with no info on the location, but I figured that if it was in or near ... 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