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- Dec 21, 2017, 9:06am
- ☁️ 3 °C
- Altitude: 3 m
- Finland Newland Region Helsinki Kaartinkaupunki South Harbour 60.166924, 24.95916860°10’1” N 24°57’33” E
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Suomenlinna Ferry
December 21, 2017 in Finland ⋅ ☁️ 3 °C
Today we took the ferry to a local Island of Suomenlinna Sea Fortress where we spent quite a few hours just walking around looking at the fortifications.
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- Dec 21, 2017, 11:00am
- ☁️ 2 °C
- Altitude: 4 m
- Finland Newland Region Helsinki Suomenlinna Iso Mustasaari 60.1454, 24.9881460°8’43” N 24°59’17” E
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Suomenlinna
December 21, 2017 in Finland ⋅ ☁️ 2 °C
Suomenlinna (Sveaborg) is a sea fortress, which was built gradually from 1748 onwards on a group of islands belonging to the district of Helsinki. The work was supervised by the Swedish Admiral Augustin Eherensvärd 1710-1772. The landscape and the architecture of the fortress have been shaped by several historic events. It has served to defend three different sovereign states over the years, Kingdom of Sweden, Russian Empire and most recently the Republic of Finland.Read more
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- Dec 21, 2017, 11:16am
- ☁️ 3 °C
- Altitude: 4 m
- Finland Newland Region Helsinki Suomenlinna Iso Mustasaari 60.1454, 24.9881460°8’43” N 24°59’17” E
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Suomenlinna Church
December 21, 2017 in Finland ⋅ ☁️ 3 °C
The Suomenlinna Church was built as a Russian Orthodox garrison church in 1854. The original building had five steeples with onion domes. In 1918 the Orthodox church was converted into an Evangelical Lutheran church, as Finland sought to indicate its new-found independence from Russia. The onion domes of the four smaller towers were immediately removed. Another interesting feature from the renovation is that the church's central dome has doubled as a lighthouse since 1929, making it one of only a few churches in the world that has that dual purpose.

After a little while, refreshments were required so we found a Russian Café and had mulled wine and gingerbread biscuits.Read more
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- Dec 21, 2017, 12:30pm
- ☁️ 2 °C
- Altitude: 4 m
- Finland Newland Region Helsinki Suomenlinna Iso Mustasaari 60.1454, 24.9881460°8’43” N 24°59’17” E
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Ehrensvärd’s Tomb
December 21, 2017 in Finland ⋅ ☁️ 2 °C
The Great Courtyard, designed by Augustin Ehrensvärd, served as the main square and administrative centre of the fortress. The houses surrounding the courtyard included the fortress commandant’s house and the main guard house.

In the middle of the square you can see the tomb of Augustin Ehrensvärd
who died in 1772. He was temporarily buried elsewhere for 10 years until the tomb in Viapori was finished. The monument was completed in the early 19th century, just before the end of the Swedish rule in Finland.Read more
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- Dec 21, 2017, 1:01pm
- ⛅ 2 °C
- Altitude: 4 m
- Finland Newland Region Helsinki Suomenlinna Iso Mustasaari 60.1454, 24.9881460°8’43” N 24°59’17” E
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Suomenlinna Dry Dock
December 21, 2017 in Finland ⋅ ⛅ 2 °C
The dry dock in Suomenlinna is the oldest in Finland and one of the oldest operational dry docks in Europe.

The construction of the dry dock began in 1750. The dock’s basins and service buildings served as the base for the Swedish Coastal Fleet’s Sveaborg squadron until 1808. Ships for the Swedish Coastal Fleet were built here in the 1760s under the supervision of the famous naval architect Fredrik Henrik af Chapman.

During the Finnish period from 1918 the State Aircraft Factory used the dock for building the first Finnish airplanes. In the 1930s, the dock’s inner basin was used as a naval submarine base. After the Second World War, Valmet Oy took over the ship-building operations, initially building ships as war reparations to the Soviet Union.

There is so much to see here, we walked around for hours but it is now time to jump back on board the ferry and head back to the mainland.Read more
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- Dec 21, 2017, 3:52pm
- ⛅ 22 °C
- Altitude: 16 m
- Finland Newland Region Helsinki Etu-Töölö church Temppeliaukio 60.172976, 24.92516460°10’23” N 24°55’31” E
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Rock Church
December 21, 2017 in Finland ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Back on the mainland we then went by tram around the city to Rock Church.
Temppeliaukio Church is a Lutheran church in the Toolo neighborhood of Helsinki. The church was designed by architects and brothers Timo and Tuomo Suomalainen and opened in 1969. Built directly into solid rock, it is also known as the Church of the Rock and Rock Church.

We then went back to Senate Square for dinner. I had the Russian Borscht soup and John a homemade hotdog. We also went into Stockman's department store to purchase some gingerbread as it was voted the best gingerbread in Europe.Read more
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- Dec 22, 2017, 9:41am
- ☀️ 0 °C
- Altitude: 19 m
- Finland Newland Region Helsinki Kaartinkaupunki Esplanadi 60.164377, 24.94752260°9’52” N 24°56’51” E
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Leaving Helsinki
December 22, 2017 in Finland ⋅ ☀️ 0 °C
Today we leave Helsinki for Rovaniemi. We really enjoyed Helsinki with it's lovely buildings and ease of walking around. We only visited a little of Helsinki and hope one day to be back.
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- Dec 22, 2017, 12:06pm
- ☁️ -9 °C
- Altitude: 194 m
- Finland Lapland Rovaniemi Myllykylä Rovaniemi Airport 66.563104, 25.83007866°33’47” N 25°49’48” E
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On our way to Rovaniemi
December 22, 2017 in Finland ⋅ ☁️ -9 °C
Santa is getting closer. We are today going to Rovaniemi which is the capital of Lapland in northern Finland. Almost totally destroyed during World War II, today it’s a modern city known for being the "official" home town of Santa Claus, and for viewing the Northern Lights.Read more
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- Dec 22, 2017, 2:06pm
- ☁️ -9 °C
- Altitude: 99 m
- Finland Lapland Rovaniemi 66.503948, 25.72939166°30’14” N 25°43’46” E
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Cumulus Hotel Rovaniemi
December 22, 2017 in Finland ⋅ ☁️ -9 °C
Arrived at our Hotel. It is not as fancy as the Hopwood's usually have but still comfortable and close to the main centre of town so very easy to walk around.
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- Dec 22, 2017, 3:06pm
- ⛅ -10 °C
- Altitude: 99 m
- Finland Lapland Rovaniemi 66.503948, 25.72939166°30’14” N 25°43’46” E
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Rovaniemi
December 22, 2017 in Finland ⋅ ⛅ -10 °C
Unpacked and now time to explore and dinner.
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