Finland

Pictures from our 2007 trip to Finland, the land of saunas and seas.

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> Our first sight of Helsinki, the capital city of Finland, from our cruise ship.

> Helsinki Cathedral,Tuomiokirkko, a landmark of the city, is an Evangelical Lutheran Cathedral built in the 19th century as part of the 19th-century reconstruction of Helsinki (a fire had destroyed most of the city after it was forcibly annexed by the Russians.)

> The Sibelius Monument is dedicated to the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius (1865-1957).

> The pipes of the Sibelius monument from below.

> Many Finns felt that the monument was too abstract so they added a sculpture of the famous composer in his youth.

Our first sight of Helsinki, the capital city of Finland, from our cruise ship.

Our first sight of Helsinki, the capital city of Finland, from our cruise ship.

Our first sight of Helsinki, the capital city of Finland, from our cruise ship.

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