The skyline of Helsinki, as seen from a ferry on its way to Estonia.
Like so many European cities, Helsinki is pedestrian friendly and has very good public transportation
...and bicycle friendly
Sidewalk scene on a balmy (13 degrees C) March morning
Helsinki's main train station
They are lovin' it in Helsinki, for reasons that remain a mystery to me.
Blackwater?
I didn't go in.
Senate Square, presided over by Helsinki's most distinctive landmark, the Lutheran Cathedral (aka Suurkirkko or St. Nicholas Church)
Lots of modern architecture is to be found in Helsinki
A square in the Kamppi district of central Hensinki. The sculpture is called Leverty, by Swedish artist Eva Löfdahl.
The rather severe looking building in the background is Finland's parliament building. It was built in the late 1920s, is apparently Finland's only example of 1920 classicist architecture.
Saksalainen Church, a German Protestant church consecrated in 1864.
The legacy of glaciation
Falun Gong adherents protest against the policies of the Chinese government, as they do in many parts of the world (except China.)
Finland's biggest and most famous company.
Don't step onto the varokka heikkoja. The sign, like many in Helsinki, is in Finnish and Swedish.
