Snow

Suomenlinna is a Sea fortress built in in the mid-18th century. The fortress can be reached by catching a ferry at the Market Square (Kauppatori) in Helsinki and it takes about 10 minutes to get there. On this day we had -16 C.

Departure Area in Helsinki to Suomenlinna




Leaving Helsinki City




Arrival at Suomenlinna




Suomenlinna Visitor Center


Suomenlinna Church


Suomenlinna is a UNESCO World Heritage
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Beside the Christmas Market in Esplanadi there is another Christmas Market in front of the Kamppi Shopping Center in Helsinki. Santa Claus was there as well:

















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The Järvenpää Christmas Market is really small compared to the Christmas Market in Helsinki. However, they do play Christmas Music in Järvenpää

Here some impressions from the Christmas Market in Helsinki 2010 (and short videos at the end):



















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In the recent days we had temperatures below -10C in South Finland. Cold enough to let the Sea freeze. It also creates funny shapes on the surface of the ice:

















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