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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.

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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

Most pictured locations in Finland

  1. Helsinki
  2. Jyvaskyla
  3. Levitunturi
  4. Turku
  5. Lahti

  6. Espoo
  7. Kattby
  8. Tampere
  9. Kurikka
10. Mariehamn

11. Vantaa
12. Kastelholms Slott
13. Kyrkoby
14. Oulu
15. Lappila

16. Savonlinna
17. Kuusamo
18. Dubai
19. Rovaniemi
20. Godby


Most written from locations in Finland

  1. Helsinki
  2. Jyvaskyla
  3. Turku

  4. Kuukso
  5. Kurikka
  6. Levitunturi

  7. Hyvinkaa
  8. Pori
  9. Lahti

10. Alands Landskap
11. Mariehamn

 


Travel stories from Finland

Not a river but the sea!. Taken 2007-09-05 in Helsinki, Finland by traveler 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...

  
Hotel Matinlahti-- A wonderful, inexpensive find. Taken 2007-07-09 in Helsinki, Finland by traveler aardvark.

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...

  
A geographic quiz on TV-- No voice, just soothing music-- I finally got to bed. Taken 2007-07-10 in Helsinki, Finland by traveler aardvark.

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...

  

All stories from Finland

 

Finland external links

Selected links to recommended web sites with information about Finland

 1.  

Finland on Lonely Planet
Finland travel information, images, facts and more.

 2.  

Finland on Wikipedia
Lots of user contributed links and information on Finland.

 3.  

VisitFinland.com
Official travel and tourism guide by the Finnish Tourist Board.



 
 
 

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