ONLINE VACATION

HELSINKI, FINLAND

3/3/14

Hi Everyone. Today's trip is to Helsinki, Finland. It's a new place
for me, I know nothing about it.

Helsinki is the capital and largest city of Finland. It is located in
southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the
Baltic Sea. Helsinki has a population of 614,074 as of January 2014.

Helsinki is Finland's major political, educational, financial, cultural
and research center as well as one of northern Europe's major cities.
Approximately 70% of foreign companies operating in Finland have
settled in the Helsinki region.

In 2009, Helsinki was chosen to be the World Design Capital for 2012 by
the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design. In
2011, the Monocle Magazine ranked Helsinki the most livable city in
the world in its Livable Cities Index 2011.

Helsinki is spread across a number of bays and peninsulas and over a
number of islands. The inner city area occupies a southern peninsula.
Much of Helsinki outside the inner city area consists of postwar
suburbs separated from each other by patches of forest. A narrow, 6
mile long Helsinki Central Park that stretches from the inner city to
the northern border of Helsinki is an important recreational area
for residents.

Major islands in Helsinki include Seurasaari, Lauttasaari and Korkeasaari.
Other significant islands are the fortress island of Suomenlinna
(Sveaborg) and the military island of Santahamina. Finland's biggest
zoo is located in Korkeasaari.

February is normally the coldest month with average temperatures between
19 and 29 degrees Fahrenheit. July is normally the warmest month
with average temperatures between 58 and 71 degrees F. August tends
to be the rainiest month with an average of 3.15 inches, and a yearly
average of 25.79 inches of rain. February is normally the snowiest
month with an average of 9.4 inches, and a yearly average of 28.3
inches of snow.

I hope you enjoy this trip to Helsinki, Finland.

~Marsha~

COAT OF ARMS

MAP

LUOTSIKATU IN KATAJANOKKA

STURENKATU

HELSINKI IN SUMMER

ALEKSANTERINKATU IN CENTRAL HELSINKI

WOODEN VALLILA (HOUSES)

ALEKSI IN CENTRAL HELSINKI (MARKET STREET)

HELSINKI LUTHERN CATHEDERAL
PROBABLY THE MOST PROMINENT BUILDING OF THE CITY

HELSINKI SQUARE

VIEW ACROSS ELAINTARHANLAHTI

PARLIAMENT OF FINLAND (ON THE RIGHT)
NEW SUPPLEMENTAL OFFICES (ON THE LEFT)

VIEW OVER THE SOUTHERNMOST DISTRICTS OF HELSINKI
THE HELSINKI OLD CHURCH AND ITS SURROUNDING PARK ARE SEEN IN THE FOREGROUND, THE TOWERS OF ST. JOHN'S CHURCH ARE NEAR CENTER, AND MIKAEL AGRICOLA CHURCH NEAR RIGHT, GULF OF FINLAND IN BACK

VIEW OF HELSINKI CENTRAL RAILWAY STATION AND ITS SURROUNDINGS

JOHANNES CHURCH

SUOMENLINNA AT NIGHT IN WINTER

KAMPPI CENTRAL AND ITS SURROUNDINGS

KAMPPI CENNTER (SHOPPING AND TRANSPORTATION COMPLEX)

HAAGA-HELIA UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES

KIASMA MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART
BUILT IN 1998, DESIGNED BY AMERICAN ARCHITECT STEVEN HOLL

FINNISH NATIONAL THEATRE (SPELLED EUROPEAN WAY)
AND ALEKSIS KIVI STATUE IN RAUTATIENTORI

HELSINKI OLYMPIC STADIUM (FROM 1952 SUMMER OLYMPICS)

TRAMS IN HELSINKI

HELSINKI METRO
BRIGHT ORANGE TRAINS IS THE WORLD'S NORTHERNMOST SUBWAY

MALMI AIRPORT, ONE OF THE OLDEST IN THE WORLD

CENTRAL RAILWAY STATION

STOCKMANN DEPARTMENT STORE
(ALONG THE ALEKSANTERINKATU'S CHRISTMAS STREET)

RESTAURANT VLTAVA (RIGHT)
SANOMATALO (IN BACKGROUND)

ROOFTOPS OF THE SOUTHERN INNER CITY DISTRICTS

THE USPENSKI ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL

NATIONAL MUSEUM

ALTAR OF THE TEMPPELIAUKIO CHURCH THAT IS BUILT UNDERGROUND

ITIS SHOPPING CENTRE (LARGE SHOPPING MALL IN THE EASTERN SUBURBS)

THE DISTRICT OF TOOLO

THE DESIGN MUSEUM

THE HOUSE OF ESTATES

INTERIOR OF OLD MARKET HALL KAUPPAHALLI

HUVILAKATU IN ULLANLINNA

SILTASAARI

SUVILAHTI

HELSINKI OBSERVATORY

BUSINESS CENTER

MORMON TEMPLE

MARKET BUILDING

MARKET SQUARE

CATHEDRAL SUNSET STREET ROAD

DOWN THE STREET

SIBELIUS MONUMENT

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UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI

MAIN BUILDING

KAISATALO LIBRARY

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AERIAL VIEW

ALONG THE WATER

FORTRESS OF SUOMENLINNA

A LITTLE ISLAND

LOOKS LIKE A LIGHTHOUSE (?)

WOW!!!

THE ESPLANADI PARK IN EARLY JUNE

HIETANIEMI BEACH IN THE SUMMER

THE SOUTH HARBOR

KULOSAARI BRIDGE

WATER TOWER

OLD PHOTOS

EROTTAJA RESCUE STATION

Information from Wikipedia

This is a MelloMarsha creation

I do not take credit for the pictures

Thanks to the respective photographers

3/2/14

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