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TRAVEL TO HELSINKI
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Helsinki (Finnish) or Helsingfors (Swedish) is the capital of Finland. Founded in 1550, the "Daughter of the Baltic" has been the Finnish capital since 1812, when it was rebuilt by the tsars of Russia along the lines of a miniature St. Petersbur... |
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HISTORY OF HELSINKI
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Helsinki was founded by Swedish King Gustav Vasa in 1550 as the town of Helsingfors. Gustav intended for the town to serve the purpose of consolidating trade in the southern part of Finland and providing a competitor to Reval (today: Tallinn), a near... |
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HELSINKI TRANSPORT
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TransportationRoadsHelsinki has several ring roads: Ring I, Ring II, and Ring III. From central city to east and west, there are Itäväylä and Länsiväylä. From the central city to north, there are several routes. There is a proposal to build a Stockho... |
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CHEAP HOTELS
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Airport Hotel Bonus Inn Elannontie 9Vantaa, , FI 01510Book online or call: 1-800-311-4307* OverviewLocation Situated near the airport, this Vantaa hotel is also close to Finlandia Hall and National Museum. Additional local attractions inc... |
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NIGHTLIFE IN HELSINKI
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Helsinki has plenty of hip places for a drink. The main nightlife districts, all in the city center within crawling distance of each other, are around Iso-Roobertinkatu, the Central Railway Station and Kamppi. Helsinki's busy gay nightlife is centere... |
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HELSINKI DISTRICTS
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The county of Helsinki forms the core of Finland's largest urban area, known in Finnish as the "capital area" (pääkaupunkiseutu). The Gulf of Finland lies to the south, while the posh suburban municipality of Espoo, with the embedded tiny enclave of ... |
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EARLY HISTORY
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Helsinki was established as a trading town by King Gustav I of Sweden in 1550 as the town of Helsingfors, which he intended to be a rival to the Hanseatic city of Reval (today known as Tallinn). Little came of the plans as Helsinki remained a tiny to... |
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APARTMENT RENTALS
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RÖRSTRANDINKATU ApartmentPrice: from (P/N) ? 65,00RÖRSTRANDINKATUArea: Toukola 8,0Size: 62 m2 Bedrooms: 1 Occupancy: 3 Floor: 0 Terrace: 14 m2 To the Centre: 5-10 Km Public Transport: Tram: Nr.6 * FacilitiesDouble beds: 1Single sofa-beds: 1 Washing m... |
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TWENTIETH CENTURY
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Despite the tumultuousness of Finnish history during the first half of the 20th century, Helsinki continued its steady development. A landmark event was the XV Olympiad (1952 Olympic Games) held in Helsinki. Finland's rapid urbanization in the 1970s,... |
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