Helsinki
This week, I had couple of hours free in Helsinki, and they were more than enough. As far as I could see, it is really beautiful the surroundings of the city: lots of islands and forests, but the city was not that beautiful.
I didn't know that some of the big cruises in the world are built in Helsinki.
I knew that Finland was part of Sweden until beginning of last century, and that many people there speak Swedish, but I didn't expect to see the street names in both languages.
I didn't know that some of the big cruises in the world are built in Helsinki.
I knew that Finland was part of Sweden until beginning of last century, and that many people there speak Swedish, but I didn't expect to see the street names in both languages.
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Compared to Stockholm, Helsinki is not so beautiful. I think that it depends on the presence of a royal family, with palaces and interesting buildings. Actually the most important parts of Helsinki are the white Cathedral and the Market area and the harbour. From there u can catch a boat to go to Suomenlinna, an island close to the city with castles, military buildings and beaches.
If u had the chance, u should go to Tallinn. From Helsinki it's only 90 min and if u buy the tikets in advance (on the internet), it's not expensive. The estonian capital is a really beautiful city, and cheap.
And not only the street names are written in Finish and Swedish. Some of them are written in Russian
¿Tú tienes puente o similar mañana? Here, res de res... :(
I wanted to go to Suomenlinna, but I missed one of the last boats for couple of minutes. I have planned another short visit to Helsinki in couple of weeks, I hope to go there then.
Regarding Tallinn, take a look to the blog in couple of weeks. Next weekend, I am going there also with the boat. :)
I looked for the Russian street names, because I realized there could be some after seeing them in two languages, but I didn't succeed. :)
Mi empresa hizo puente ayer.
En Finlandia, tanto el sueco como el Finés son idiomas oficiales, y creo que se toman más en serio eso de tener 2 idiomas y dar derechos a todos los hablantes de como lo hacemos en España...
Por eso los nombres de las calles tb están en sueco.
Por cierto, que las islas Aland, pertenecen a Finlandia, pero se habla exclusivamente en Sueco, igual que en muchas partes del Oeste de Finlandia! Saludos!
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