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Maria Sharapova isn't immediately synonymous with modern art, but don't tell that to the Finns. Originally constructed in 1930 in Helsinki's preparation (re: rennovation) for their 1940 Olympics...
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When I visited Helsinki a few years ago in early March, much to our pleasure, we found the Baltic Sea completely arcticly chilled. A teenager of 18, what did I decide to do along with the rest of...
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When I am in Kuopio I always go to Rosso restaurant for particular reason. They make an amazing tomato soup with mozzarella and white bread. It is so creamy! When I had an internship in Kuopio it...
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Kuopio is situated in Savo region, so visit to this city (one of the biggest in the region, I believe) guaranties opportunities to try interesting Savonian food.
The most strange thing for...
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Suomen Kansallismuseo or Finish National Museum in Helsinki is one of the most impressive national museums I've ever been too. The building itself is beautiful. The architect did a great job!
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Lapeenranta is a nice Finish city which is situated at the border with Russia and just 200 km from Saint-Petersburg. When I lived in Saint-Petersburg and was bored of all the shopping facilities...
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We've spent one winter afternoon in Rauhalahti spa and we totally loved it. It was super cold outside so the idea of getting into hot tubs and steam baths sounded even more exciting.
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Traveling on Christmas Eve in Europe is not so much fun, especially if you have late night flights.
We had an evening flight from Vantaa Helsinki, but everything was already closed there,...
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You might want to take a trip to Lake Vanajavesi, next to Hämeenlinna. It is the heart of the historical province of Häme, in the south of Finland. There is a medieval castle there, really worth...
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Mikkeli, Finland was the site for the headquarters of Marshal Mannerheim during World War II. Nowadays there are many landmarks in Mikkeli: Statue of Marshal Mannerheim, the observation tower on...
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Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis is often credited with having invented the principle of least action. The spire of the church of Tornio was one of the landmarks used by de Maupertuis in his...
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The Kajaani castle is considered to be the smallest stone-castle in Europe and the northernmost castle in the world. The Russians exploded the castle during the Great Northern War and its...
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Järvenpää is widely known as the location of Ainola, the home of the composer Jean Sibelius. The only requests Sibelius had were to include both a lakefront view and a green fireplace in the...
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The entertainment in Finland is grouped in the city of Oulu. Its name has a certain resonance that might inflict fun if you spoke it out loud for many times.The first stop in Oulu is Never Grow...
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