Having returned from my day trip to Turku this was my last night in Helsinki and Finland. I wanted to walk back to market square to scout out where to get the ferry to Tallin Estonia tomorrow.Heading toward the ferry terminal I found the indoor market common in many European cities. They were closing up for the day but selling hams, cheeses, fish produce and other items.Back in the hotel they had been showing double episodes of Uk soap Emmerdale at 6pm which I ha...

Today's day trip was to take me to the western coastal city of Turku, Finlands former capital. It was a 2 hr bus ride and I had already bought discount bus tickets ahead of my trip.The bus was empty this time and I got the front window seat on the top deck so able to admire the view. We had clear skies again today. One guy talked on his cell the entire 2 hour trip!The bus arrives at the university campus just outside the town centre, unlike the more expensive tra...

Leaving the National Museum I was going to walk out to the Sibelius Park and Temple in the Rock Church. There was a central tree lined pedestrian boulevard heading to the Sibelius ParkThe park was along the water and had a central metal pipe sculpture and one of his face.Heading back I found the Temple in the Rock Church. You can walk on top of its rock surface. At first I couldn't find the way in and thought it was locked. When I was heading to the street to lea...

Back in Helsinki I went to the Finland National Museum. It looks more like a church from the outside. Entrance was 9 Eu ($12).The had swords and bronze age implement, folk dress, Christian painted carvings, classical art, horse ornaments,There was also a special exhibit of world religions. A worthwhile place exploring.

Today I was taking an hour long bus ride out to the historic wharf town of Porvoo. I had about an hour to kill since I got there extra early to find the bus so was exploring the vast bus terminal and shopping centre.Beneath was the metro which you were free to enter without a ticket. It was interesting cave architecture and also had deep escalators which I thought I had escaped in St Petersburg.The bus was a double decker one and I was hoping to get the top seat ...