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Helsinki, Finland
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Helsinki was founded in 1550 to compete for sea trade on the Baltic. In
1812, Helsinki became the capital of Finland. Unfortunately, on the day I was in Helsinki, it was very rainy, so I didn't get a chance to walk around as much as I would have liked. |
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I took a boat ride around the harbor in Finland and
this is a view looking back towards the city. The building with the green roof toward on the left side of the picture is the Senate building. |
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Helsinki is quite far north,
so it has a fleet of ice- breakers that are used to keep the harbor open in the winter. |
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Here is another view looking at the Senate
building. There is a market set up on the dock where fruit, vegetables and fish are sold. The unique thing about the market is that early in the afternoon, everything is taken apart, the area is cleaned and then the market is set up again. Also, in the market I bought the tastiest nectarine that I ever ate. |