Category: Finland


Helsinki to Stockholm

June 23, 2008 · Posted in Eurail, Finland, train travel
In my cab ride to the Helsinki train station, the taxi driver is listening to a radio report about how many Finns drowned in lakes over Mid-Summer weekend. It´s a bit of a parlor game, I´ve learned, to guess how many Finns will teeter to the point of oblivion on this long holiday weekend. [...] Read more

In Helsinki

June 21, 2008 · Posted in Eurail, Finland, sightseeing
Another fascinating destination during my Eurail trip: Helsinki, the Finnish capital, with the lovely Suomenlinna Island. Read more

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