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22.07.2020
Suomenlinna Church, Helsinki Suomenlinna Church is an Evangelical Lutheran Church located in Suomenlinna, Helsinki. For most of its history the church served as a garrison church owned by the army. Today it belongs to the parish of the Helsinki Cathedral. The building also serves as a beacon. Suomenlinna Church...
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22.07.2020
Finnish submarine Vesikko Vesikko is a submarine (the only ship in its class), launched on May 10, 1933 in Creighton-Volcan in Turku. Until 1936 it was called by the production code name CV 707. Vesikko was ordered by the Dutch engineering company Ingenieurskantoor voor Scheepsbouw (a German front company) in...
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22.07.2020
Natural History Museum of Helsinki The Natural History Museum is one of the museums managed by the Finnish Natural History Museum, part of the University of Helsinki, in Helsinki, Finland. The building that houses the museum, located on Arkadienkatu and Pohojinen Rautatiekatu streets in the centre of Helsinki, was...
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21.07.2020
Parliament House, Helsinki The Parliament building is the residence of the Finnish Parliament. It is located in the Finnish capital Helsinki, in the Töölö area. In 1923 a competition was held to select a place for the new parliament building. Arkadianmäki, a hill near what is now...
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21.07.2020
Observatory Hill Park, Helsinki "Hill Park Observatory was the first municipal park in the early 1900s. The high hill with its beautiful sea view was part of the natural line of viewing platforms in ancient times. Once upon a time, beacons were lit on this and other hills along the coast. The last fire signal...
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21.07.2020
Linnamaki, Helsinki Linnamäki is an amusement park located in Helsinki, Finland. The park was opened on 27 May 1950 and is owned by Lasten Päivän Säätiö (Children's Day Foundation), a non-profit organization. There are 43 different attractions in Linnamäki Park,...
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20.07.2020
Heureka, Helsinki Heureka is a Finnish research centre in Vantaa, Finland, north of Helsinki, designed by Heikkinen - Komonen Architects. The aim of the Science Centre, which opened its doors to the public in 1989, is to popularise scientific information and develop methods used to teach science and...
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20.07.2020
Espoo Museum of Modern Art, Helsinki Espoo Museum of Modern Art , EMMA - Municipal Art Museum in Espoo in Finland . The museum's exhibition space is the largest for an art museum in Finland and covers 5000 square metres. Espoo Museum of Contemporary Art was founded in 2002 and opened to the public in the newly...
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20.07.2020
Tervasaari, Helsinki Tervasaari is an island before Kruununhaka in Helsinki. Tervasaari is connected to the mainland by a long promenade called Tervasaaarennas. The quay connects to the northern shore on the eastern edge of Helsinki's city centre. The island has, among other things, a...
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19.07.2020
Gallen-Kallela Museum, Helsinki Gallen-Kallela Museum is a studio located in Tarvaspää, Espoo, created by the artist Akseli Gallen-Kallela and built between 1911 and 1913. which now serves as a museum. The building is located on the northern bank of Laayalahti near Turunwail. The museum provides information...
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