Tsar Peter of Russia had a well-known impact on St. Petersburg, Russia, the city that bears his name. What is less well-known is the strong influence he had on Helsinki. Peter had been dead for more than a hundred years by the time construction began on Helsinki’s famed Lutheran Cathedral. But the architectural stamp his […]

Helsinki – Finland’s Capital is Capital Capital: Excellent or first-rate, American Heritage Dictionary. Yes, that undoubtedly describes Helsinki. Though the capital of Finland ‘only’ since 1809 when the Russians first took dominion of the city from Sweden, it was originally founded in 1550. It’s been one improvement after the next ever since. One of the […]