Written by fizzytom on October 27, 2009
- Seeing how many places there were to eat as our bus came into Lohja, we were reassured we wouldn’t go hungry. Having found a bed for the night we dashed out to catch the...
Written by fizzytom on March 1, 2009
- According to the town's tourist board "the sun always shines in Hanko" - so that's why I sweated all night while the hotel room radiator blasted out heat as I tried to dry my rain...
Written by MojoGoes on November 7, 2008
- Helsinki sits on a small peninsula of Finland, in amongst hundreds of tiny islands that dot the water. The town is easily navigable and it seems that most roads lead to water. The quay is...
Written by albionvicar on January 7, 2008
- Its 06.00am on the Sunday before Christmas and the Easyjet queue is heading back out towards the door of the terminal, for me the good news is I am not on Easyjet, the bad news...
Written by SilentOnlooker on July 7, 2006
- June is a great time to visit Helsinki. When the sky is brilliantly clear and the weather is nice, Helsinki makes a stunning backdrop for the Scandinavian lifestyle. Though you can walk most of Helsinki,...
Written by marif on December 20, 2004
- Shopping in Helsinki is like nowhere else. The items for sale inside the city's covered market halls are unique as are the artistic or traditional handicrafts which you can buy from design houses in Unionkatu,...
Written by Danner on January 21, 2002
- The Finnish capital on the banks of Suomenlahti, Finnish bay. The centre of Finnish everything. It reminds me of Sheffield because it's about the same size and has trams, Sheffield is the only other place...
Written by dangaroo on January 13, 2009
- I ended up in Kokkola on a spring evening, during a hitchhiking trip from Vilnius, Lithuania to Nordkapp, Norway and back. Heading out of Helsinki on a crisp morning, my only plan was to head...
Written by chewie on April 9, 2001
- If you're in Saariselka and you want to see a true craftsman at work, visit Lintu-Antti, otherwise known as the Bird Man. He has been professionally carving intricate bird ornaments from wood for the...
Written by chewie on April 8, 2001
- Have you ever felt like sleeping in a room made out of snow? For the more daring, you can stay inside the snow hotels located on the Hotel Kakslauttanen complex. These hotels are...
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