scene in Helsinki

Helsinki, Finland

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November 24th 2010
Helsinki, which sits on the Gulf of Finland, is the capital and largest city in the country with a population of almost 600,000 people. The official languages of the country are Finnish and Swedish and all of the street signs are in both languages. We arrived in the city on a cold, dark afternoon from Prague and were due to fly out the following morning. Helsinki had just experienced a heavy snowf ... 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