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Category Archives: Finland

Finland 2019 (4/4). Helsinki: Ferry trip to Suomenlinna

Posted on 13/07/2019 by Giorgia — Leave a reply

The trip to Suomenlinna sea fortress, just off Helsinki mainland, is only one in countless day trips you can take from the Finnish capital. Nevertheless, it’s one day trip you Continue Reading →

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Helsinki. Cathedral

Finland 2019 (3/4). Helsinki: Portrait of A Capital. Part II

Posted on 01/07/2019 by Giorgia — 2 Comments ↓

Part II of my walking tour around Helsinki. This one covers the waterfront from Hernesaari to Market Square, Esplanadi, and Kruununhaka. Let’s go!   Okay, so the previous post ended Continue Reading →

Posted in Finland, Finland 2019 | Tagged architecture, capital city, city trip, sea, walking tour | 2 Comments ↓
Helsinki. Aleksanterinkatu

Finland 2019 (2/4). Helsinki: Portrait of A Capital. Part I

Posted on 18/05/2019 by Giorgia — Leave a reply

Introduction Refreshing, energising, invigorating, chilly. These are the first adjectives that sprang to mind as I stepped off the train that took me from Vantaa airport to Helsinki Central Station Continue Reading →

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Helsinki. View from the Suomenlinna ferry

Finland 2019 (1/4). Helsinki: Preliminary remarks

Posted on 24/04/2019 by Giorgia — 2 Comments ↓

The weekend I spent in Helsinki toward the end of March was my second time in Finland (the first being the long weekend I spent in Rovaniemi a few years Continue Reading →

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Lapland 2013 (5/5). A day in the light

Posted on 25/12/2016 by Giorgia — Leave a reply

24 hours in the Rovaniemi winter light: the Arktikum, the city centre, (false?) impressions of northern lights, and a walk in the freezing cold, blue light.   Day 2 was Continue Reading →

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Lapland 2013 (4/5). Faint green lights across the Finnish winter sky

Posted on 11/12/2016 by Giorgia — Leave a reply

While in Rovaniemi, I join a northern lights evening trip. It wasn’t my lucky night, but even a thin green strip across the sky can truly blow your mind.   Continue Reading →

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Lapland 2013 (3/5). Santa Claus 2.0 and Thomas the Reindeer

Posted on 01/12/2016 by Giorgia — Leave a reply

So I drove a snowmobile, and it was beautiful. Then, after meeting Santa Claus (again), I went for a sleigh ride with Thomas the Reindeer. Oh wow.   Santa Claus Continue Reading →

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Lapland 2013 (2/5). Santa Claus and my first snowmobile drive

Posted on 24/11/2016 by Giorgia — Leave a reply

Story of that day in Rovaniemi when I met Santa Claus and I drove a snowmobile through the Finnish taiga. And it was so beautiful I could hardly believe it. Continue Reading →

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Lapland 2013 (1/5). Rovaniemi: Preliminary remarks

Posted on 17/11/2016 by Giorgia — Leave a reply

How to make the best of a four-day trip to Rovaniemi, while also keeping Santa Claus at a safe distance. Because there’s so much more to it than that.   Continue Reading →

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