Helsinki in Photos
Chicks and ducks and geese better scurry

Helsinki in Photos

Keeping with my new tradition of ending each city’s posts with a photo spread, I present to you some impressions of Helsinki in picture form.

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Suomenlinna: Helsinki’s World Heritage Site
The military Finnish flag still flies at Suomenlinna

Suomenlinna: Helsinki’s World Heritage Site

Suomenlinna is an 18th-Century fortress and UNESCO World Heritage Site built on six of Helsinki’s 315 islands. Five of the six islands are interconnected by a footbridge, but Suomenlinna can only be reached from the mainland by ferry or water taxi.

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Helsinki’s Hot Art Scene
“Graffiti” exhibition at HAM

Helsinki’s Hot Art Scene

Much like Reykjavík, Helsinki has a thriving, if under-publicized art scene. People travel to places like Iceland and Finland seeking natural beauty, but the work on display indoors rivals any forest or glacier out in the wild.

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Walking Tour of Central Helsinki
Tuomiokirkko at Sunset

Walking Tour of Central Helsinki

I began my Helsinki posts with an exploration of Seurasaari, one of the capital’s 315 islands, but now I want to put our feet back on solid ground and check out what the mainland has to offer.

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