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We pass the island of Suomenlinna as we sail into Helsinki. I had really wanted to visit it as it is a world heritage site, but we can’t ...
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Finland in 2300km - Day 6
(Jul 16 '07)
Day 1 - We picked up our trusty purple Kia Picanto and begin our effort to circumnavigate Finland in 5 days. The route was carefully selected to isolate every scenic nook and cranny that Finland could ...
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mökki in Tammisaari
(Mar 24 '06)
Note on photos: Can´t save them in the right layout! The site will not accept my changes to the order of the photos either so...hopefully you have the mental capacity to see how the events flowed. ...
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The much awaited...SuviSeurat 2006
(Jun 30 '08)
It's true that words cannot describe the feeling one gets from experiencing Finland's summer services. For those not familiar with the Laestadian Lutheran Congregation, or LLC in America (SRK in ...
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First time downtown Helsinki
(Feb 04 '06)
Helsinki is AMAZING! Such a typical European city. Brilliant architecture, pretty street lanterns, cobble stone streets, pigeons, and talented street musicians. It feels so strange and wonderful to ...
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Helsinki
(Jul '05)
I have been to Helsinki twice. The first time was when I was 10 years old, it was my first trip to Europe and being exited is almost everything I remember. In July 2005 I visited Helsinki again, it ...
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From Turku to Stockholm
(Jul '05)
After Helsinki we went to Turku because it was there where we had to start our short voyage to Sweden from. We had a few time before the boat (or how it's called in English) would have come, so we ...
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Essi invites me to her parents caravan at Sääksi
(Jun 22 '07)
On Friday my friend Essi took me to her parents summer caravan which is bedside a lake called Sääksi. It is near a town called Rajamäki and it's only about 45 minutes from Helsinki.
So on Friday I ...
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What a beautiful place Helsinki is. There was daylight for most of the time I was there, as they have long days in the summer and darker days in the winter- quite ...
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Helsinki
(Jun 21 '07)
Thursday, June 21After checking out of the campground, we
headed back into town to walk around a bit before we left on the train
to Helsinki. We arrived in Helsinki in the early evening and took a ...
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Recent Blogs for Finland
Turku
(May '08)
I finally arrived in Turku, after approximately 24 hrs of traveling. Along the way, I picked up a flu and a blocked ear. All within the span of 24 hrs.
On the first impression, Turku looks very ...
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March 21 - 23 _ Helsinki, Finland
(Mar 21 '08)
Good Friday, March 21st
We got up around 9:30 to finish packing and getting ready for the day. We decided to take our big backpacker’s bag that we got from the ice hotel as well as our smaller book ...
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Turku
(Jun 20 '07)
Wednesday, June 20
We had breakfast aboard the ship
and debarked around 7:30 am. The day was bright and sunny and it was
nice being awake and walking around the city at that hour when
everything ...
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