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- Helsinki
- Capital
- Euro (EUR)
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- 5,175,783
- Population
- FI
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Helsinki Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Helsinki, Finland
The Promise of Traveling and Youth
... so easygoing, open-minded, adventurous and unconventional people! And all, for some reason, living in or traveling through Helsinki, Finland. Some particularly interesting fellows: I talked with a British guy running an environmental NGO, a Russian couple ...
Helsinki
... destination to be greeted by minus 18 degree temperatures, howling winds, and a boss who wants your head on a plate and to **** down your throat. Add some lousy food and... you get the picture. Well, here are a few pictures of other things in ...
Dateline Helsinki - Wednesday
... weather for 60 years. Found the perfect church. It's got a fence made of cannons and it's also the tallest lighthouse in Helsinki. A new museum for Martin to add to Museums of the World you cannot miss. This includes the Frit & Chocolate Museums in ...
Helsinki or Hell Sinking?
My mate from Tampere doesn't like Helsinki. He thinks it's hell. I met up with a friend, Hanna, who I studied with many years ago in Seville, Spain. She's married now, teaching Basque at University, and seems to have a nice life there. ...
Big vilage
Angry drunk people. Nationalists. A pair of supermarkts and...mostly thats it. O! And modern art. ...
Itchy Feet
... mode! I was so happy to be inside an airport again and travelling to someplace new. The flight was just under 3 hours to Helsinki, enough time for me to finish my book and relax. We arrived a little after 9pm local time, and checked into ...
Nuuksio - Nature Reserve
... the stiffness out. None of us wanted to miss out on going to Nuuksio, which is a beautiful nature reserve just outside of Helsinki. Steve and I were also excited because Jere and Arja were going to join us! :) After breakfast we grabbed our day bags and ...
Finland's Finest
We stayed with our friend Ira and met up with a penpal. We went to this cool little island and had a picnic. It was nice. We entertained everybody with endless silly comments and felt a bit like a caberet act, while the locals stared at us like we were ...
You can get there from here ...
White nights in Helsinki ... enjoyed watching the bachelor and bachelorette parties out and ...
It was warm as it was only -3
... and underground to Heathrow would get me there a couple hours early. I had two flights a change at Stockholm and then through to Finland , Helsinki . I arrived and my luggage was out already so I collected it and Klaus met me at the airport. I was so cool ...
15th Travel Post – Helsinki, Finland
... Fortress. In its day it was the world’s second largest fort, exceeded only by the fortress on Gibraltar. The Helsinki harbor is reached through a very narrow gap in the rocky coast. As we left we were followed by a cruise ship ...
Yö valvottu kunnialla, valmiina matkaan
... 'llekin haaverille - Kaliforniassa on luvassa paljon kävelyä ja San Francisco ei tunnetusti ole korkeuseroiltaan niitä maailman tasaisimpia kaupunkeja. Seuraava kohteemme onkin siis Helsinki-Vantaan lentoasema, ulkomaan terminaali. Päivityksiä ...
Hello, Helsinki
... cramped plane ride on which it was impossible to sleep for more than a few minutes at a time, Pete and I were in Helsinki, but not before I was forced to watch High School Musical 2 dubbed in Finnish. On the bright side, I learned a few ...
Back to Helsinki (again)
Back to Helsinki to catch our flight home and wave goodbye to lovely (but cold) Finland. ...
Helsinki, Finland
... Suomenlinna. The island is home to an old fortification and military school. It is basically a park that the residents of Helsinki enjoy, although it appears people still live there. Finally it was back to the city and through the lovely park area ...
Helsinki
The plane to Helsinki is nearly empty, and we all are able to take window seats to view the lovely islands around Finland. When we arrive, we're the first through passport control; there is no one at customs. We take a taxi to town; the streets seem ...
Off to Finland
... machines. Chris tries her hand with the slot machines and uses up the rest of her kroons. In Finland it's back to the euro. Once in Helsinki, before going to the hotel we take a bus to some places that would not be within easy walking ...
Big news and little news
... . But as a cultural event, it's pretty fantastic. I can only imagine how my friends' parents are celebrating. Finland is typically mellow. It's starting to get cold, hovering around 10 degrees Celsius. I go to Finnish classes ...
A hard act to follow!
After the extreme eye workout we got in St Petersburg, Helsinki in Finland was always going to be a hard act to follow.We had joined another small tour that another cruiser had organised with a private Helsinki tour company and (thankfully) it was only a ...
Helsinki-Getting of the train from Beijing
A week ago we boarded our first train in Beijing. Now in Helsinki our train journey comes to an end. From here we will continue by ferry to medieval ...
Sowna, lake, sausage, beer
... yes I did spell that right) was lovely. She was really interesting and had a great sense of humour. Helsinki is the capital of Finland, situated on a peninsula on the southern coast, overlooking the Gulf of Finland and the Baltic Sea. ...
Ensimmäinen etappi Roi-Hki
(Su.23.11.2008) Ensimmäinen etappi takana! Perjantaina 21.11. lennähdettiin Rovaniemeltä Helsinkiin viikonlopuksi kärvistelemään ennen lähtöä kauas ja lämpimään. Torstaina pakattiin rinkat täyteen malaria-, ripuli- ym. lääkkeitä ja ...
