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Suomenlinna fortress
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Suomenlinna Sea Fortress – Pictures and history

Brief history: What is Suomenlinna Sea Fortress Suomenlinna Sea Fortress is a fortress island in front of Helsinki, Finland. It’s construction was intially completed in 1748 when most of the area of modern Finland was firmly under Swedish rule. But Sweden had suffered some losses to Russia and eastern parts Read more…

By Julius Jansson, 4 years3 years ago
Allas Sea Pool in Helsinki
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Winter Sea Pool In Helsinki

Have you tried swimming outdoors when it?s absolytely freezing outside? Finland offers some exotic winter activities for those not afraid of cold. But despite looking kinda cold, the Allas Sea Pool in Helsinki offers quite comfortable experience. The biggest pool that is lowered almost to the sea level is actually Read more…

By Julius Jansson, 4 years3 years ago
Oodi library in Helsinki
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Remarkable architechture of Oodi, the new library in Helsinki

Finland is famous for it?s publicly funded services that are available to all the citizen with little or no extra cost. (Meaning that of course they have paid for them with their taxes.) It?s libraries are something the whole Finland is especially proud of. Now Helsinki has completed a huge Read more…

By Julius Jansson, 4 years3 years ago
WW1 Russian Fortress in Finland
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Dream of a villa destroyed by death

Hey, a little update! I really thought that these ruins belonged to the Russian fortress chain when I first found them. But I was mistaken. The story is entirely differen. This was supposed to be a fancy villa, owned by a wealthy merchant and his wife. But fate decided otherwise Read more…

By Julius Jansson, 4 years3 years ago
Amos Rex museum in Helsinki, Finland
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Amos Rex, the most popular museum in Helsinki in 2018

This is the unique courtyard of the Amos Rex art museum in Helsinki, Finland. Amos Rex was opened in 2018 and immediately became a sensation rarely seen among Finnish museums. Most days since the opening people have been queuing to see the unique exhibition space built underground where once was Read more…

By Julius Jansson, 4 years3 years ago
Boat in Kustaanmiekka strait in Helsinki
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Kustaanmiekka strait in Helsinki

Kustaanmiekka is actually the southernmost island of a group of islans that form the Suomenlinna sea fortress. Most part of the Suomenlinna fortifications are located on the Kustaanmiekka island. The name Kustaanmiekka commonly refers to the 81 meters wide strait between Kustaanmiekka island and the neighboring Susisaari island. What?s special Read more…

By Julius Jansson, 4 years3 years ago
Old Helsinki, the senate square and Helsinki Cathedral
Photos from Finland

This is Old Helsinki

Once upon a time in 1809 a war between Sweden and Russia ended in Russian victory and a then pretty much irrelevant piece of land called Finland became part of Russian empire. The Russians wanted to transfer the capital of Finland from Turku (closer to Sweden) to Helsinki (closer to Read more…

By Julius Jansson, 4 years3 years ago
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