The band to cheer us on!

Helsinki

---

August 30th 2010
30th August 2010 Boat arrives in Helsinki, Finland The boat docked at 8.30am but we didn’t have to disembark till 10am, so at 9.30 we jumped on a tram and 5 minutes later we were in the tourist info. centre in the train station. We bought a 72 hour bus / tram / subway ticket for 24 euros each, but Sid was free. All the hostels in Helsinki were booked out for the next few m ... read more

Europe » Finland » Uusimaa » Helsinki

---

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