I always have the feeling everybody thinks Finland is a boring, cold and remote country, but that is defenetly NOT the case...

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Helsinki Harbour with the Lutheran Cathedral.

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Helsinki harbour at night

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"Forum", one of the biggest shopping malls in Helsinki

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A street in downtown Helsinki

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CityCenter in downtown Helsinki

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"Finnkino Tennispalatsi", the biggest movie theatre in Scandinavia

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"Maamerkki", the highest "skyscraper" in Helsinki (82m)

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SysOpenTower, 70m. I must say i like the design.

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"Itämerentorni" (="Baltic Sea Tower") 66m.

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"Merihaka". I doesn´t look that "dirty" in reality.

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Agricola church, 97m

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"Arabia Shore" houses

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Helsinki city at night

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Helsinki city at night again.

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The Central railway Station (clocktower 50m) at night

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Central railway Station

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"Esplanaadi Puisto" (puisto=park)

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Finlandia Hall.

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Finnair Stadium

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"Forum" at night

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Grand Marina Hall Helsinki

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A Café in Helsinki

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Helsinki Harbour

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Havis Amanda fountain

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Helsinki Harbour

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Havis Amanda

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Helsinki Harbour

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Liner leaving port (Helsinki Harbour)

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Helsinki street

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Old house in Helsinki

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Helsinki Harbour

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Helsinki city from above

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Stockmann, supposedly the largest department store in Scandinavia.

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Helsinki at night

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Lutheran Cathedral

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Helsinki Railway station and "Rautatientori"

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Helsinki dochs: here the world's largest Luxury liner The Voyager of the Seas and many other liners are made.

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Downtown Helsinki, the shopping street "Alexanterin Katu" (=Alexander Street)

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Helsinki rooftops

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Helsinki harbour

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Helsinki houses

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A park in Helsinki

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Helsinki view

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Another view of Helsinki

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Helsinki in the winter

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Helsinki, Night of the Arts

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Helsinki in the autumn

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Helsinki by night

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Johannes Cathedral, 74m

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Kallio Cathedral 65m

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Kallio district

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"Kappeli" restaurant in downtown Helsinki

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The Viking Line´s "Cinderella" leaving port

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Mannerheimintie (=Mannerheim Street), Mannerheim was the leader of Finland in the WW2 against the Sovjet Union.

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Mannerheimintie

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"Pohjoisranta" promenade

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Pohjois Esplanaadi (North Esplanaadi Street)

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Olympia Torni (74m), it was built to the olympis games that was held in Helsinki 1952.

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Helsinki from above.

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The Parliament.

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"Pasilan linkkitorni" 146m

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Pohjoisranta Harbour

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Pohjoisranta promenade

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Helsinki city in the winter

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Sanomatalo in downtown Helsinki

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Sokos: shopping mall and hotel.

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Starwars Revenge of the sith sign(88 square metres) in downtown Helsinki

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Stockmann shopping mall in downtown Helsinki

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A street in Helsinki

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Helsinki view

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Uspenski Cathedral.

Nice I have been looking for some quality Helsinki pics from my collection

Finland is defidentally a beautiful country :) One of the finest in Scandinavia :D

Some more images...
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Summertime!

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Winter

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Aspo island in sout Finland

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beach

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winter pic.

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A forest in the summer.

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Art Museum in Turku (Finland´s oldest city)

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Jurmo island

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Landscape

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Finland in the summer

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A Castle

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A very old sauna

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Suomenlinna fortress on an island outside Helsinki

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Turku castle

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Turku City

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Turku Cathedral

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Another pic of Turku castle.

that Finlands nature is beautiful, I know that. But Helsinki looks surprisingly nice!
Very caracteristic for Helsinki (but for also for other big Scandinavian cities) are the neat little commercial billboards on shopping malls like seen on the "Forum".

beautiful country and capital city, thanks for this wonderful pics guys!!

no problem...

Yeah totally upeita :)

:) Do you speak finnish?