Finnish History

The Finnish History,facts on Finnish history from the winter wars,invlvement when under Swedish and Russian rule,Finnish politics and government,finland peace keepinjg force and more

Visit a Finnish Castle,A Review

May 15, 2011

Majestic Finnish Castle Olaf choose a Finnish castle to vist whilst on a trip to Finland.Here is a few of the notable and famous medieval castles that you should put on your list of places to visit while you travel Finlamd with a small bit of history on each. Choose your favourite!Each of these castles in Finland offer a [...]

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Alcohol;The Finland Love Affair

February 18, 2011

History of Alcohol and alcohol beverages in Finland Most people will readily admit to liking a drink or two of Alcohol.Finnish people are no different than most in the world.How often do we buy a bottle of wine to take home to have with our dinner?Is alcohol liberally available in Finland?I looked at [...]

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Finnish Motorcycle Club Good or Bad?

January 21, 2011

Outlaw Finnish Motorcycle Club Finland 1997-2005 By Peter [wpp keyword="motorcycle" limit_page="3"] On September 25, 1997, Hells Angels mc Finland and Bandidos mc Finland declared an end to what became known as “The Great Northern Biker War”. In Finland the end of hostilities were confirmed on October 14, when members of both motorcycle clubs had pictures [...]

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Finnish architecture and Alvar Alto

January 19, 2011

The Building of Finnish Architecture Finnish architecture can not be missed when on a visit to any town or city in Finland Finland’s architectural heritage before the 20th century incorporates Swedish, Russian, and Viking motifs into buildings that often seem to arise from the human subconscious as interpreted by Scandinavian mythology. More than in [...]

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Finland Travel a Guide

January 15, 2011

Finland Travel Finland Travel with in Finland(Suomi)is the big surprise of the Nordic countries, a natural wonderland with more trees than people and more islands than any other nation in the world. With endless miles of wilderness and 188,000 lakes on their doorstep, the Finns are uniquely in tune with their surroundings. Even committed [...]

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Turku Cultural City of Europe

January 13, 2011

Turku,Cultural City of Europe and More The former Finnish capital of Turku makes for a beautiful, if cold, winter break. As Turku has been selected the Cuiltural City of Europe 2011 it should be a gtreat stop when traveling Finland Winter is now in full swing in Turku,Finland‘s former capital and doesn’t seem to suffer from [...]

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A Century of Finnish Women in Parliament

January 8, 2011

Finnish Women in Parliament Nineteen Finnish women were elected as Members of Parliament in the first Finnish parliamentary elections in 1907. Nine of these women were from the Social Democratic Party, while ten were from centrist and right-wing parties. The Finnish women worked within their own parties to improve women’s status and promote social welfare [...]

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A Trip To Hämeenlinna Castle

November 11, 2010

Historical Hämeenlinna and Sights Hämeenlinna the birth place of Jean Sibelius and historic with the Häm Castle situated next to Lake Vana-javesi.Two of us decided to drive up to the oldest inland city situated inland in Finland.It is a quick 80 minute drive from Helsinki.We arrived around lunch time and found that parking was to [...]

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The Finnish Kalevala Epic History

October 27, 2010

The Finland Kalevala History The Kalevala is an epic poem which the Finn Elias Lönnrot compiled from Finnish and Karelian folklore in the 19th century. It is held to be the national epic of Finland and is traditionally thought of as one of the most significant works of Finnish language [...]

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The Finnish Spitz or Lapinkoira

October 3, 2010

Finnish Spitz,A True Friends I got my Lapinkoira dog (similar to a Finnish Spitz)some three years ago as a rescued dog as the previous owner had passed away.She was overweight and unfit with a poor coat of hair.It appeared that she had only been fed on sausages.We immediately took her from the rescue centre and welcomed [...]

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Panning for Gold in Lapland

June 16, 2010

Lapland Gold to be Panned for [wpp keyword="gold" limit_page="3"] There are a small but ever growing group of people travelling to Ivalo,Northern Lapland each and every year in search of the mother load of Gold that can be found in the sediment of the Ivalojoki.Whilst big companies backed with geologists,diamond drills and latest trilling techniques [...]

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