Recent Posts Tagged With 'finland'

• Part I.7. M/S.Silja Symphony

  Posted on Thursday November 22nd, 2007 at 08:08 in tourism, finland

  We cruised from Helsinki to Stockholm- the Capital City of Sweden by Silja Symphony, the luxuries cruise ferry. Silja Symphony is a cruise ferry owned by Finnish Shipping Company Silja Lines. She could carry 450 cars or 60 buses, 2852 passengers and ...

• Part I.6. Lahti and Turku

  Posted on Thursday November 22nd, 2007 at 08:00 in tourism, finland

  On our way back from Tampere to the Ferry Terminal in Helsinki,we visited Ski Jumping Arena at Lahti, where the FIS Nordic World Ski Championship was took place several times. We also visited a racing circuits and we experienced in racing car drov...

• Part I.5. Tampere

  Posted on Wednesday November 21st, 2007 at 07:49 in tourism, finland

  We took a bus to go to Tampere to visit Tamrock Heavy Industries (in 1997 the Sandvik Group of Sweden acquired Tamrock) and some others factories. We stayed at Sokos Hotel Ilves. Tampere is the third largest city in Finland, the weather were very ...

• Part I.4. Helsinki

  Posted on Wednesday November 21st, 2007 at 07:47 in tourism, finland

  The next day we flew back to Helsinki to visit the Palace and many other tourism objects. We stayed at Sokos Vaakuna Hotel at Asema-aukio 2, 00100 Helsinki. For your information most of the shops close at 17:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday, and close ...

• Part I.3. Santa Claus Village

  Posted on Wednesday November 21st, 2007 at 07:41 in tourism, finland

  The following morning we visited a Santa Claus Village at Napapiiri the Arctic Circle, the Finns claimed that the Santa Claus were originated from Finland. Everybody may take photo with him, and they gave us a certificate that said we had crossed the...

• Part I.1. Jakarta to Rovaniemi

  Posted on Wednesday November 21st, 2007 at 07:25 in tourism, finland

  We were invited to visit Finland and Sweden twice, during May 1996 and September 1997 with the difference climate and experience.Finland officially the Republic of Finland is a Nordic Country situated in Northern Europe, the very famous product is N...