Cruising Helsinki’s Islands and Waters
December 30, 2023
A quick map glance tells you that Helsinki, like its Swedish counter-part of Stockholm, has a lot of water and a lot of islands—over 300
A quick map glance tells you that Helsinki, like its Swedish counter-part of Stockholm, has a lot of water and a lot of islands—over 300
PHeymont cancels a short-haul flight to take it easy (and faster!) on a modern cruise ferry
A masterwork by Finnish architect Eliel Saarinen, the station reflects changing times and styles
Changing times have kept a Russian emperor popular in Finland, but the reasons have varied
Helsinki Zoo’s resident bears are perhaps signaling early winter weather coming; the two started their hibernation in the last weekend of October, several weeks ahead
Finnair joins the airline loyalty currency originated by British Air’s parent company
Finland would like you to hang up on calls and social media for a while and visit what it hopes will be the “world’s first
Marilyn Jones’s Baltic cruise with Viking takes her to a Finnish island with much to see, and the largest fleet of wooden sailing ships
A three-country border tempts visitors into surprisingly dangerous border behavior
One of Europe’s biggest modern rail projects is making its way from the drawing board to construction in the Baltics.
A quick map glance tells you that Helsinki, like its Swedish counter-part of Stockholm, has a lot of water and
PHeymont cancels a short-haul flight to take it easy (and faster!) on a modern cruise ferry
A masterwork by Finnish architect Eliel Saarinen, the station reflects changing times and styles
Changing times have kept a Russian emperor popular in Finland, but the reasons have varied
Helsinki Zoo’s resident bears are perhaps signaling early winter weather coming; the two started their hibernation in the last weekend
Finnair joins the airline loyalty currency originated by British Air’s parent company
Finland would like you to hang up on calls and social media for a while and visit what it hopes
Marilyn Jones’s Baltic cruise with Viking takes her to a Finnish island with much to see, and the largest fleet of wooden sailing ships
A three-country border tempts visitors into surprisingly dangerous border behavior
One of Europe’s biggest modern rail projects is making its way from the drawing board to construction in the Baltics.