Helsinki Date(s): May 16-18, 2012. Album by David Clement. 1 - 40 of 40 Total. 49 Visits.
1 just arrived at Helsinki Central Station
2 Central Station
3 Mannerheimvägen, just outside Central Station
4 Scandic Simonkenttä, my hotel, on left
5 Temppeliaukio Church, built into the rock
6 Eduskunta, the Finnish Parliament
7 Uspenski Cathedral
8 Helsinki Cathedral - completed in 1852 as a tribute to Nicholas I, the Tsar of Russia, and it was called St. Nicholas' Church until the independence of Finland in 1917
9 Alexander II statue
10 Senate Square viewed from the steps of Helsinki Cathedral
11 Market Square, my boat to Suomenlinna is on the right
12 originally built during the Swedish era as a maritime fortress - work begun in the mid-18th century
13 Augustin Ehrensvärd tomb; he was the Swedish military architect who created the fortress
14 dry dock
15 looking back towards city centre - you can see the Helsinki Cathedral
16 guns of Kustaanmiekka, pointed west toward Sweden from when the fortress was under Russian control
17 King's Gate, the main entrance gate to the fortress
18 Suomenlinna Church, built as Russian Orthodox in 1854
19 arriving back at Market Square in Helsinki
20 tram in front of Central Station
21 Finnish fans in the train station on the way to the early game: Canada vs. Slovakia
