Suomenlinna or Viapori (Finnish), or Sveaborg (Swedish), is an inhabited sea fortress built on six islands, today within Helsinki, the capital of Finland. The Sea fortress Suomenlinna is a unique architectural monument, a popular recreation area and museum. Although the island is located off the coast of Helsinki, it is part of the city. The Fortress was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage in 1991!
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Helsinki is one of the most vibrant and prosperous cities in the world with very high standards of living. With all its bays, inlets and shore islands, Helsinki is almost surrounded by water. The city grew up around a natural harbor overlooking the Gulf of Finland.
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Klaus K hotel is located on the three lined street Bulevardi in Helsinki very close to the cruise ship harbor, train station and less than 20 km to the Helsinki airport by car. The hotel is housed in a 19-th century structure and has really contemporary interior design inspired by the outlook of Finland.
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More than 10,000 dogs from around the world participated Saturday at this year’s Euro Dog Show in several categories, including that for Europe’s top beauty.
“It’s the biggest Euro Dog show so far in the number of foreign participants. We will host over 10,400 dogs, including some 1,000 from Croatia,” said Damir Skok, head of Croatia’s kennel federation (HKS). The previous event which took place in Helsinki in 2006 drew some 10,000 dogs, half of them from Finland, he added.
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Linnanmaki is great fun! It’s an amusement park in the middle of the city of Helsinki. Linnanmaki is a perfect place to spend time watching people rush by and listening to the shrieks of joy and excitement, while you’re taking a break from hilarious rides or thrilling games yourself. It was founded in 27.8.1950. Linnanmaki is more than 50 years old. There have been more than million visitors this year. It is the biggest amusement park in Finland. Linnanmaki is a very nice place. There are very many polite people.
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Moscow is the capital of the Russian Federation and the largest city in the country, with a population of some 10 million people. The city covers an area of almost 900 square kilometers within the confines of the 109 kilometer-long Moscow Ring Road. The Moskva River meanders through the city for approximately 80 kilometers and with the help of various other rivers and canals, the Russian capital is accessible by water from the Baltic, Caspian, White and Black seas, which lie hundreds of miles away.
The city’s general layout is reasonably easy to grasp and consists of a serious of concentric circles radiating from the Kremlin, Moscow’s geographical, historical and political nucleus. The city was constructed on a massive scale and its buildings and streets appear menacingly imposing at first glance. The streets are typically broad four to six lane boulevards, lined with enormous buildings constructed in monumental Stalin-gothic style.
Within three days of your arrival in Russia your Visa must be registered with the local authorities, the OVIR. This is usually arranged by the party that issued your visa invitation, usually the hotel where you are staying, and may incur an extra charge.
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