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Ice skating

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December 14th 2013
Well everyone i did it. I ice skated. It was so very fun. I really like it actually, every time i went around the rink i got faster and faster, but then i would fall on my butt. I also yesterday in helsinki went to a lucia party which is a swedish-finn tradition. It was pretty cool actually. The church looked really nice and there were a ton of people. I switched host families also. It was actuall ... 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