Leaving St Petersburg

HELSINKI

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June 9th 2013
GettingThere: Getting to Helsinki was a treat in itself. Our friends left us straight after disembarkation from Viking Truvor because their plans for the 'Baltics' started then. They were booked to take the fast train to Helsinki. Because CS and PP like the aquatic/nautical theme in most things we had explored the passage by ferry instead. Initial advice seemed to suggest that the only fer ... 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