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The Olympic Stadium, completed in 1938, was the main venue of the XV Olympic Games in 1952. Read more from http://www.world66.com/europe/finland/helsinki/sig...

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The Saimaa Canal, which starts at Lappeenranta, plays a central role for water-borne transport in Eastern Finland. Read more from http://www.world66.com/europe/finland/lappeenranta...

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You can make economical one-day trips around southern Finland by a local train. Read more from http://www.world66.com/europe/finland/day_trips

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Every day, around ten ships depart from the harbour, heading for the labyrinth of islands on Lake Saimaa or through the Saimaa Canal. Read more from http://www.world66.com/europe/finland/lappeenranta...

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In the Peace of Turku in 1743 after the period of the "Lesser Hate", Lappeenranta fell under Russian rule, nearly a hundred years before the rest of Finland. Read more from http://www.world66.com/europe/finland/lappeenranta...

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Count Peter Brahe ordered a second construction stage of the castle, which was started in the 1650s and completed in 1666. Read more from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kajaani_castle

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Within this extensive area in southern Finland are three main lake systems. Read more from http://www.planetware.com/finland/finnish-lakeland...

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As Ã…landers still wanted to revert to integration into Sweden and were not unduly beguiled by Finnish offers of autonomy, the question was referred to the League of Nations who determined that Finland should retain sovereignty but that Ã…land should be autonomous, monolingual [Swedish only, unlike the mainland of Finland which is bilingual, both Finnish and Swedish being official languages] and completely demilitarised. Read more from http://www.world66.com/europe/finland/alandislands...

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Main sights are the the old wooden houses in the town's centre, the Kajaani Art Museum and the ruins of the Kajaani castle. Read more from http://www.world66.com/europe/finland/kajaani

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Also the building of the Saimaa canal and the construction of the railway system created a positive effect for the city. Read more from http://www.world66.com/europe/finland/savonlinna/h...

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Over 60 species of arctic and northern wild animals at Ranua Zoo. Read more from http://www.world66.com/europe/finland/rovaniemi/si...

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Helsinki 491 km / 5,5 h Jyväskylä 241 km / 2,5 h Oulu 196 km / 2 h Rovaniemi 420 km / 4,5 h Tampere 324 km / 4 h Turku 436 km / 4,5 h Vaasa 121 km / 1,5 h. Read more from http://www.world66.com/europe/finland/kokkola/gett...

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Display of a large private collection with toys and dolls from both the 19th and the 20th century. Read more from http://www.world66.com/europe/finland/porvoo/sight...

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The Turku Castle and Cathedral, dating from the 13th century, are worth a visit. Read more from http://www.world66.com/europe/finland/turku

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Kajaani was founded in 1651 as one of the Finnish cities founded by the Governor General of Finland Per Brahe. Read more from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kajaani

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According to Finnish copyright law and opinion of the Finnish Copyright Council (statements 1997:11 and 1998:5 )these coats of arms are in the public domain. Read more from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Kajaani.vaakuna...

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It is big enough to make bike hire very desirable but you could easily see the delightful mediaeval church and the adjacent Franciscan chapel ruins on foot. Read more from http://www.world66.com/europe/finland/alandislands...

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Tampere is an important centre of Southern Finland when it comes to employment and education. Read more from http://www.world66.com/europe/finland/tampere

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The Gulf of Finland separates southern Finland from Estonia and in the north Norway isolates Finland from the Barents Sea. Read more from http://www.world66.com/europe/finland

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The scenery among the lines is beautiful, especially in Eastern Finland where there are very many lakes. Read more from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VR_Group

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The city of Helsinki was initially a small fishing town until 1812 when this was "modernized" under russian rule. Read more from http://www.world66.com/europe/finland/helsinki

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The garrison town is built around a castle (dating from the 13th century) on the riverside of the lake. Read more from http://www.world66.com/europe/finland/hameenlinna

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In addition to scheduled destinations listed here, Finnair operates charter flights to a variety of destination -also to Africa and South America. Read more from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finnair_destinations

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In 1858 the railway line reached Nyíregyháza, several new buildings were built, including a telegraph office, the main post office and the theater. Read more from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ny%C3%ADregyh%C3%A1za...

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total population: 77.15 years. Read more from http://www.world66.com/europe/finland/people

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Tikanoja Art Museum. Read more from http://www.world66.com/europe/finland/vaasa/sights...

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The town itself has a few museums and lends itself perfectly as a homebase from which to explore the surrounding lakes and hiking tracks. Read more from http://www.world66.com/europe/finland/mikkeli