View from ski hill

Lapland - Scandinavian Winter Wonderland

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March 19th 2007
Weird weather seems to follow me. When I was participating in a work abroad program in New Zealand, I experienced the worst summer New Zealand had had in years; when I arrived here in Finland, winter wasn't really winter - there was no snow on the ground and the temperature was unseasonably warm. Spring has come early here: there is very little snow on the ground, no ice to skate on and green spro ... read more

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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