Finland

Mariehamn, Finland

Marilyn Jones’s Baltic cruise with Viking takes her to a Finnish island with much to see, and the largest fleet of wooden sailing ships

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Happy Birthday, Finland—your present is a mountain!

It’s not yet a done deal, but a campaign to give Finland a mountain as a gift on the 100th anniversary of its independence is gaining support in Norway. Norway has lots of mountains; Finland is mostly flat. On their common border, Halti rises to 1365 metres, not even one of the top 200 in the country…but one of it spurs, over 40 meters lower, is the highest point in Finland. The proposal, which now has the support of the Norwegian Mapping Authority, would shift the border 20 meters to put…

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Mariehamn, Finland

Marilyn Jones’s Baltic cruise with Viking takes her to a Finnish island with much to see, and the largest fleet of wooden sailing ships

Read More

Happy Birthday, Finland—your present is a mountain!

It’s not yet a done deal, but a campaign to give Finland a mountain as a gift on the 100th anniversary of its independence is gaining support in Norway. Norway has lots of mountains; Finland is mostly flat. On their common border, Halti rises to 1365 metres, not even one of the top 200 in the country…but one of it spurs, over 40 meters lower, is the highest point in Finland. The proposal, which now has the support of the Norwegian Mapping Authority, would shift the border 20 meters to put…

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