| |  | | | Finland | Latitude: 60.17556 N Longitude: 24.93417 E Capital: Helsinki | | | | | | | | Travel in Finland A total of 22 members have visited 35 locations in Finland. Together they have written 37 travel stories and uploaded 301 pictures from Finland. Last visit in Finland was made 2009-08-03 by mike101 who was in Helsinki. Have you been to Finland? Click here to join and share your pictures and stories. |
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Short introduction to Finland
Ruled by Sweden from the 12th to the 19th centuries and by Russia from 1809, Finland finally won its independence in 1917. During World War II, it was able to successfully defend its freedom and fend off invasions by the Soviet Union and Germany. In the subsequent half century, the Finns have made a remarkable transformation from a farm/forest economy to a diversified modern industrial economy; per capita income is now on par with Western Europe. As a member of the European Union, Finland was the only Nordic state to join the euro system at its initiation in January 1999.
Source: World Factbook |
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Travel stories from Finland  | Seurasaari | | Seurasaari, a lovely island where you will spend your time on feeding the friendly squirels! Becareful of the pigeons too...:)
It's kind of open-air museum so you won't find permanent residents excep... |
| | | |  | Leaving Berlin for Helsinki | | Flight from Berlin to Helsinki was to take off at noon, but knew I shouldn’t cut things close-- too many things could go wrong. Had great free breakfast at the hostel again, as soon as the dining room... |
| | | |  | Long walking tour of Helsinki | | Free hotel breakfast was excellent and bountiful. It included cold fish, cereal, all kinds of bread, sausage, bacon, eggs, orange juice, fruit and more than I can remember. Got really filled up. Caugh... |
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