Finland’s Very National Museum
February 28, 2024
A museum that grew out of Finland’s 19th century desire to come together as a nation
A museum that grew out of Finland’s 19th century desire to come together as a nation
The combined effects of a strike, track flaws and wheel damage gave Finland’s VR rail operator a bad week
Finland has updated data and systems for aurora borealis prediction
When Tsar Nicholas I took Finland from Sweden, he ordered a new capital city and two grand cathedrals, paid for by a tax on salt
A quick map glance tells you that Helsinki, like its Swedish counter-part of Stockholm, has a lot of water and a lot of islands—over 300
PHeymont cancels a short-haul flight to take it easy (and faster!) on a modern cruise ferry
A masterwork by Finnish architect Eliel Saarinen, the station reflects changing times and styles
Changing times have kept a Russian emperor popular in Finland, but the reasons have varied
Helsinki Zoo’s resident bears are perhaps signaling early winter weather coming; the two started their hibernation in the last weekend of October, several weeks ahead
Helsinki is experimenting with autonomous water taxis to link the city and its surrounding archipelago
A museum that grew out of Finland’s 19th century desire to come together as a nation
The combined effects of a strike, track flaws and wheel damage gave Finland’s VR rail operator a bad week
Finland has updated data and systems for aurora borealis prediction
When Tsar Nicholas I took Finland from Sweden, he ordered a new capital city and two grand cathedrals, paid for by a tax on salt
A quick map glance tells you that Helsinki, like its Swedish counter-part of Stockholm, has a lot of water and
PHeymont cancels a short-haul flight to take it easy (and faster!) on a modern cruise ferry
A masterwork by Finnish architect Eliel Saarinen, the station reflects changing times and styles
Changing times have kept a Russian emperor popular in Finland, but the reasons have varied
Helsinki Zoo’s resident bears are perhaps signaling early winter weather coming; the two started their hibernation in the last weekend
Helsinki is experimenting with autonomous water taxis to link the city and its surrounding archipelago