Vacation in Finland
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9/2/07 13 °C
In August I spent 3 weeks travelling in Finland with my girlfriend. We started on the south coast, went up through the middle of the country and ended near the Swedish border. I have never seen so many lakes or been in so many saunas! It was great and here are some of the pics.
I took a ferry from Stockholm to Turku which must be one of the most beautiful ferry rides in the world. The trip is 10 hours and winds through thousands of scenic islands.
To see more of the islands once I got to Finland, Sanna and I spent a day island hopping. Here is one of the many small ferries we took.
We stayed in a small cabin owned by her company. Here is the view from the sauna. The water is actually a small inlet from the baltic sea.
After leaving the coast we went inland to her home town of Turenki. Near there her family has a summer cabin on a lake.
Rowing is fun. She is actually fishing and Im doing the trolling.
In Tampere we stayed with Sanna´s sister Heidi ( second from left). Here we are out on the town.
Sanna and I climbed a lookout tower. Notice the trees and lakes in the background...Welcome to Finland.
We went to another island off the coast of Oulu. The island has sandy soil and the forest floor is covered with soft green moss. Cool!
Finland, Finland, Finland...
