Living TRAVEL -
HELSINKI, FINLAND
2014 |
![]() View from our ship in the harbour at Helsinki |
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![]() Senate Square, Helsinki, with the statue of Emperor Alexander II and the Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Cathedral |
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![]() Statue of Emperor Alexander II, Helsinki |
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![]() Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Cathedral, Helsinki |
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![]() Inside the Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Cathedral, Helsinki - and images below |
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![]() Lutheran Cathedral, Helsinki |
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![]() Lutheran Cathedral, Helsinki |
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Sculptures in the Lutheran Cathedral, Helsinki. Mikael Agricola (16th cent.) set the rules for the modern Finnish language and was a strong supporter of Luther's reformation of the church, writing many hymns and prayers himself. |
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![]() The Eastern Orthodox Uspenski Cathedral, Helsinki |
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![]() Entrance to "the Church in the Rock" - Temppeliaukio Lutheran Church, Helsinki |
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![]() Inside Temppeliaukio church |
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![]() Altar in Temppeliaukio church |
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![]() Font in Temppeliaukio church |
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![]() Helsinki market |
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![]() Interesting door |
![]() "The 3 Smiths" sculpture |
![]() Head sculpture of the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius (part of the Sibelius Monument below), Helsinki |
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![]() The Sibelius Monument, Helsinki, a sculpture dedicated to the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius |
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![]() Sculpture dedicated to Jean Sibelius, Helsinki |
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![]() Sculpture dedicated to Jean Sibelius, Helsinki |
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![]() Sculpture dedicated to Jean Sibelius, Helsinki |
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![]() J V Snellman Finland Bank building |
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![]() Interesting harbour building |
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![]() An Art Deco (1930's) house in Helsinki |
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![]() In the city, Helsinki |
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![]() Home of the Swedish language newspaper Hufvudstadsbladet in Helsinki |
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![]() A ride in the Helsinki Big Wheel |
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Map and Index of Europe |