Finland And a Hop to Tallinn. Photo Gallery by photokhan at pbase.com

Finland And a Hop to Tallinn.

Went on vacation to beautiful Finland in August 2010.
The lakes, populated with every-sized islands featuring Nordic pines make for a scenery quite engaging.
It's a shame the Finns seem dead serious about keeping the main and, especially, secondary roads running through the forests, without so much of a glimpse of the many thousand lakes, hidden away by the trees.
Detours and expeditions into some obscure gravel roads are a must if the lake scene is to be duly enjoyed.
Fortunately, this is compensated in some specific locations like Koli and Savonlinna where winding down a road takes us along unforgettable views, combining water and land.
Helsinki itself, is, perhaps, one of the most unremarkable capitals I visited so far but, even there, the sea vs. land play accounts for some great scenery whenever a boat becomes the chosen means of transportation.
We took the opportunity and made a quick ferry hop to neighbor Estonia for a day visit to Tallinn, which makes a stark contrast with Helsinki in what pertains to architecture, history and overall atmosphere.
A remarkable, beautiful city that really warrants a visit.
The Finns are a kind and welcoming people, making for a very agreeable and balanced mix between the traditional Scandinavian reserved nature and the more outgoing and exuberant ways of their East Slavic neighbors.
Highlights of the trip, apart from the already mentioned Koli and Savonlinna areas, were Kuopio, Tampere, Rauma and Turku.
The Aland islands were the closing and high point of the trip, as they constitute a very unique scenery, where literally thousands of islands with areas ranging from a dinner table surface to several square miles, sprinkled along the Aland Sea make for a very special canvas for all kinds of photography.
Here's my take on this beautiful country and neighbor Estonian city.
Please, keep dropping by as there will be many, many photos added over the coming months (...years?)

(Gallery under construction)

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Ali Majdfar		03-Mar-2013 20:16
Fantastic collection, great captures! ~V

Guest		19-Mar-2012 10:09
Nice pictures. (Muy bueno) Love those different views and colours.

Guest		10-Oct-2011 13:50
Boa tarde Obrigado pela resposta! Assim facilita a pesquisa... A.A.

photokhan		02-Oct-2011 16:31
Olá! Obrigado pelo comentário :) . De facto, costumo adicionar novas fotos em sequência cronológica (relativamente à altura em que foram tiradas). Nunca tinha pensado no problema originado, ao qual se refere. Passarei, a partir de agora, a juntar novas fotos no topo da galeria a que se referirem, aí as deixando ficar algum tempo, antes de as colocar, então, em sequência cronológica. O referido não se aplica à galeria "The Way I See it" onde as novas entradas sempre ocuparam um lugar nas duas primeiras páginas. Uma vez mais, muito obrigado por este útil comentário. HB

Guest		28-Sep-2011 08:04
Bom dia Nunca sei quais são as "recentes"... há alguma regra? Como não é fácil memorizar o que já vi, se houvesse algum "truque" para ver as recentes gostava que me dissesse! Obrigado A.A.

Unski		13-Apr-2011 18:23
WOW ! Really nice pics from Finland. You really has been able to catch the best of Finland ! Nice colors and views

Nina Ludwig		12-Jan-2011 00:28
Really interesting gallery full of superb images.

Guest		16-Dec-2010 14:28
This is a truly fabulous gallery. Beautiful colours and composition. GMV

Paolo Peggi (aka Bracciodiferro)		16-Dec-2010 13:53
Nice captures and colors. Vote Paolo

Zolt�n Balogh		16-Dec-2010 07:42
A very interesting, wonderful gallery! V

Tom K. Wysocki		15-Dec-2010 15:50
Impresive gallery.. I always wanted to visit this country.. and now, even more. Thanks for sharing with us :) Tom.

Guest		15-Dec-2010 10:23
Nice with different style of beautiful Finland. V

Richard Cobby		12-Dec-2010 14:22
Some excellent captures of this special area of the world. A gallery to be proud of. V. Best wishes for Chriatmas - Richard UK

atsf643		10-Dec-2010 13:12
Nice scenes from a beautiful country! V+!

Webman06		09-Dec-2010 21:24
Great gallery ! Thanks for sharing. V.

Antti Holma		12-Nov-2010 13:05
You have very nice pictures of our country here. I was born in Helsinki and lived there about 22 years. Ever since I've lived in the neighboring town Espoo.

Jyrki Lehtinen		02-Nov-2010 21:28
Nice pictures! I used to spend my childhood summers in Savonlinna area, you got some nice shots of Olavinlinna!

Chris Bladon		19-Oct-2010 10:55
Fantastic images, full of colour and vibrancy. I visited Helsink & Tallinn in January in the snow and loved both places

viljamix		11-Oct-2010 09:16
Great images indeed, you've captured the essence of our beautiful country! My compliments.

joseantonio		08-Oct-2010 16:55
Beautiful collection of nice pictures

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