Finland

Helsinki Cathedral If you are to associate the image of Helsinki, the capital of Finland, with a prominent monument, it should certainly be that of its Lutheran cathedral. The first thing you should know is that Helsinki has two cathedrals, that is, two large churches that are also very close, and both buildings can be seen clearly when you arrive at its port aboard a cruise ship.

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Helsinki Market Square in Finland For many people the Nordic countries arouse a very special attraction. That is my case since I was very young. That was when I first visited Finland during a long trip to the North Cape by road. Then, later, I returned to Finland a couple of times on professional trips, but until recently I had not had the opportunity to visit Helsinki.

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Safari Artic Adventure in Kemi in Lapland of Finland In the last winters we have had the opportunity to make a couple of trips that are printed in your memory forever and you never forget. We travel to the region of Lapland in Finland, which in winter reaches its greatest splendor with beautiful winter scenes that neither the low temperatures, always below zero, do not prevent them from enjoying them.

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Uspenski Orthodox Cathedral of Helsinki When you travel to a country that is not close to yours, it is very likely that you have a great ignorance about its history. This is what I have found in my trip to Helsinki, where I discovered that the city was founded by the Swedes in the 16th century, and what is now Finland was under the dominion of that Nordic neighbor until the beginning of the 19th century.

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Traditional wooden cabin in Lapland Finland Whenever we visit a country we like to know its culture, customs and the ways of life of its inhabitants. There are countries that are discovered through walking through their cities and buildings and others like Finland, in its great attractions are in nature and how man has adapted to it.

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Northern Lights in Lapland of Finland If you're going to make a winter trip to Lapland in Finland, surely seeing Northern Lights is one of your goals. But first of all you should know that it is not always possible. This is something that you should be clear from the beginning, and we had this when we started our recent trip to Rovaniemi, in that region of northern Finland.

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Cruise the islands of the Helsinki archipelago in Finland Your visit to Helsinki, during a trip to Finland, will be incomplete if you do not sign up for a panoramic cruise through the islands of the archipelago that surrounds the Finnish capital. It is possible that you will arrive in Helsinki aboard a large cruise ship that runs along the Baltic Sea, but if not, a cruise on a panoramic boat will allow you to appreciate the great connection that this city has with the sea.

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New giant ferris wheel in the port of Helsinki in Finland The panoramic (skyline) of the port of Helksinki, is no longer as I met her on my last trip to the Finnish capital. Indeed, a giant ferris wheel has just been inaugurated that will remain at least until 2018, and which will undoubtedly become an important tourist attraction of the city.

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Monument to Sibelius in Helsinki It is one of the tourist icons of Helsinki, a place that you will surely visit, or where they will take you if you take a city tour on a stopover on a Baltic cruise. I refer to the Monument to Sibelius, a sculptural group dedicated to Jean Sibelus, the Finnish composer who developed all his work in the first half of the 20th century, author of the music of Finland's anthem, who became one of the cultural symbols of the country.

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