Finland until the beginning of the 19th Centuries under Swedish rule. By the Swedish-Russian war, the Swedes lost, it was handed over to Russia. Since 1917, it is now independent.
We went to the center to the Senate Square (photo 1). There stands the Cathedral of Helsinki, the old Senate building, the main building of the University of Helsinki and in the middle of the square is a statue of Russian Czar Alexander I..
got here then our tour guide. We made a long sightseeing tour by bus. Was quite interesting. At some points we made then a short stop for a few photos. For example, we were in the Temppeliaukio Church. This is a modern church that was in a
We drove past the residence of the President of Finland, the parliament building and many other interesting sights.
After the sightseeing tour we were allowed to check into the hotel and went immediately to explore the socks Helsinki alone yet. We walked from the Parliament building's main train station. From there, the cathedral and then to
We then went to the port facility back to the hotel as it was already dusk. After we rested a bit, we went out at night a little and ended up in a Mexican restaurant.
The next day we went directly after breakfast go towards St. Petersburg.
(To be continued ...)