Finland 03

Even Death Is Beautiful In Helsinki

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February 13th 2011
After wandering in the streets of Helsinki for the whole day, Shazil came to the Hilton Kalastajaturrpa. He sat in the lobby and ordered a cup of café latte. The restaurant was totally empty except for one old man who was enjoying red wine. He started fiddling unnecessarily with his cell phone as he usually did when he was pretending to be busy before the old man said something to him in a foreig ... 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