Helsinki

Getting to Know Helsinki

April 3, 2011

  Ten FAQs about Helsinki 1. Where is the old town in Helsinki? King Gustavus Vasa of Sweden founded Helsinki to compete with the Hanseatic city of Tallinn on the opposite shore of the Gulf of Finland. That happened in 1550, and the original site was at the mouth of the River Vantaanjoki. The place [...]

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The Crunch of Finnish Snow is Welcoming

March 28, 2011

Finnish Snow Crisp and Crunch   Conch. Crunch. Crunch goes the Finnish snow under foot.. No it’s not the sound of your morning Corn Flakes. That’s the sound of snow in Finland when walking on Finnish snow. Not just powder white and burying the city under metres of hexagonal flakes, it’s audible, almost electric. This [...]

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Finnish Cowboy Boots Made For Walkin

March 18, 2011

Finnish Cowboy Boots Last Longer Than Shoes My new Finnish design Cowboy boots are here.This is cause for celebration!We have all at one time heard  the saying.”These Boots are made for walkin”Nancy Sinatra sang about them along with Megadeath and others.But why get a pair myself?My feet just do not seem to be able to wear conventional shoes.Men`s shoes [...]

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Helsinki Design Capitol 2012

March 14, 2011

News of Helsinki Design Capitol 2012   In November 2009 the world congress for design decided to make Helsinki design capitol 2012.The first design capitol was chosen as Turin in Italy 2008.Though a fairly recent and new awarding body,this accolade will not do any harm to enhance the image and status of Helsinki on the [...]

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Helsinki Slang(Stadi Slang) and Roots

February 23, 2011

  Helsinki Slang,Past To Present Helsinki slang or more commonly known to the Helsinki locals as Stadin Slang is old in its origins,dating back to the nineteenth century. Stadi slang is actually based on the Finnish colloquial language.The Helsinki slang was used before the first world war and did not gain popularity through out Helsinki.The main adheres to this [...]

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Travel Finland With Lonely Planet

February 11, 2011

Lonely Planet Travel Finland A Must Have A Lonely Planet book near at hand is a must have for those people looking to travel Finland or greater Scandinavia.Visiting a new country or city can be daunting for first time travellers and the young.Even for more mature people the prospect of venturing in to a new land [...]

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The Baltic Sea and Its Life

February 8, 2011

Helsinki on The Baltic Sea   Helsinki is just one of many large cities built close to the Baltic Sea primarily for trading goods.The actual Baltic sea sometimes called  the  East Sea and West Sea depending upon the observers location.However the majority of people throughout the world simply call it The Baltic Sea It was [...]

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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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Finnish Second-Hand Clothes Fashion

January 16, 2011

Second-Hand Clothes Fashion Strolling around Helsinki Finland you will see that fashion in second-hand clothes for Finnish Men & Women takes on an aesthetic look and often times can only be described as Gothic or slightly weird.As the prices of new designer fashion increases beyond the reach of most mere mortals,so Finnish men and women are scouting out [...]

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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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