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Blossom
04-14-2011, 10:18 AM
Well, as I own loads of good memories from Finland and I'm starting to miss this country as Hel(l)..(sinki) -ok j/k-, well I decided to create a thread with beautiful finnish landscapes.

No idea where in Finland:
http://www.cartinafinland.fi/en/imagebank/image/7/7713/sunny+Finnish+landscape+7713.jpg

Lapland, Kilpisjarvi
http://www.allcountries.org/photos/finland/summer_landscape_kilpisjarvi_lapponia_lapland_finl and_photo_pekka_luukkola.jpg

Kakslauttanen, Saariselkä
http://www.allcountries.org/photos/finland/fall_colors_kakslauttanen_finland_photo_finland_to urist_board.jpg

Lapland
http://www.allcountries.org/photos/finland/reindeer_lapland_lapponia_finland_photo_john_eccle s.jpg

Parliament House, Helsinki (where I used to imitate Rambo, getting up and down the stairs haha)
http://www.allcountries.org/photos/finland/parliament_house_helsinki_finland_photo_finland_to urist_board.jpg

Central Station, Helsinki (These kivimiehet, I hate them...I dont like them at all...and they remind me of Borgbacken lol but the inside of it its somehow pleasant)
http://www.allcountries.org/photos/finland/detail_central_station_helsinki_finland_photo_finl and_tourist_board.jpg

Kristinestad (Kristiinankaupunki), Pohjanmaa
http://www.allcountries.org/photos/finland/harbor_kristiinankaupunki_finland_photo_finland_to urist_board.jpg


I may have some personal pictures I took in Helsinki, going to look for them and post them here as soon as I find them. If you guys do not agree with this thread to be part of The Academic Baltic-Finnish S. please...make me know and I'll ask some mod to move this.:)

The Ripper
04-18-2011, 03:03 PM
Some 'traditional' national landscapes:

Koli:

http://www.toololaisenkulttuurikerho.fi/datafiles/userfiles/Image/Koli%20kesällä%20-kuva.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7f/Koli_hill_view.jpg

Turku Archipelago:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c6/SchärenTurku.jpg

http://www.venesatama.com/wiki/mediawiki-1.7.1/images/d/d9/Loistokari.jpg

http://www.vastavalo.fi/albums/userpics/10526/kaksimantya_p.jpg

Saimaa & "Lake-Finland"

http://www.jag.mako.hu/regina/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/olavinlinna2.jpg

http://img.geocaching.com/cache/d229683e-2f87-427e-b5a6-dc29fb4ac857.jpg

http://www.kolumbus.fi/terho.pelkonen/Linnavuori.JPG

Blossom
04-22-2011, 10:02 AM
Jämijärvi, Jämi
http://www.cartinafinland.fi/en/imagebank/image/74/74072/Finland+-+landscape+74072.jpg

Närpiö
http://www.cartinafinland.fi/en/imagebank/large-image/92/92417/Foggy+road+92417.jpg

http://www.cartinafinland.fi/en/imagebank/large-image/96/96538/Finnish+summer+lake+96538.jpg

http://www.cartinafinland.fi/en/imagebank/large-image/95/95431/House+95431.jpg

Helsinki, Arabia Beach
http://www.cartinafinland.fi/en/imagebank/large-image/95/95430/Arabia+Beach+95430.jpg

Helsinki (Vantaa river?)
http://www.cartinafinland.fi/en/imagebank/large-image/94/94954/Summer+in+the+park+94954.jpg

Sipoonkorpi
http://www.cartinafinland.fi/en/imagebank/large-image/94/94163/Sipoonkorpi+meadows+94163.jpg

Närpiö
http://www.cartinafinland.fi/en/imagebank/large-image/92/92726/April+92726.jpg

http://www.cartinafinland.fi/en/imagebank/large-image/92/92691/Seascape+92691.jpg

Kaskinen
http://www.cartinafinland.fi/en/imagebank/large-image/92/92675/Kaskinen+92675.jpg

http://www.cartinafinland.fi/en/imagebank/large-image/92/92673/Kaskinen+92673.jpg

Helsinki, park
http://www.cartinafinland.fi/en/imagebank/large-image/91/91674/Snowy+park+trees+91674.jpg

Blossom
04-22-2011, 10:25 AM
Some shots from Helsinki, city.


Hotel Kämp, Helsinki (this is awesome!)
http://www.cartinafinland.fi/en/imagebank/large-image/93/93831/K%E4mp+93831.jpg

Helsinki Railstation (chuchucuchuchucuchu...)
http://www.cartinafinland.fi/en/imagebank/large-image/88/88035/Train+88035.jpg

Helsinki, Katajanokka
http://www.cartinafinland.fi/en/imagebank/image/87/87181/Katajanokka+under+clouds+by+night+87181.jpg

http://www.cartinafinland.fi/en/imagebank/image/87/87178/The+Casino+of+Katajanokka++by+daybreak+87178.jpg

Mannerheimintie in Helsinki (is there the Posthouse? mm!)
http://www.cartinafinland.fi/en/imagebank/large-image/86/86976/Mannerheimintie+in+Helsinki+and+forum+86976.jpg

Helsinki, Seurasaari
http://www.cartinafinland.fi/en/imagebank/large-image/86/86971/Seurasaari+-+Helsinki+86971.jpg

http://www.cartinafinland.fi/en/imagebank/large-image/86/86968/Seurasaari+bridge+86968.jpg

http://www.cartinafinland.fi/en/imagebank/image/85/85917/autumn+day+by+Seurasaari%2C+Helsinki+85917.jpg

http://www.cartinafinland.fi/en/imagebank/image/68/68141/Seurasaari%2C+Helsinki%2C+Finland+68141.jpg

Helsinki, Suomenlinna
http://www.cartinafinland.fi/en/imagebank/large-image/84/84148/Summersea+84148.jpg

http://www.cartinafinland.fi/en/imagebank/large-image/84/84146/Stony+beach+84146.jpg

http://www.cartinafinland.fi/en/imagebank/large-image/78/78786/Storm+comes+78786.jpg

Helsinki, Linnanmäki Ferris Wheel
http://www.cartinafinland.fi/en/imagebank/image/75/75162/Linnanm%E4ki+Ferris+wheel+75162.jpg

Helsinki, Käpylä
http://www.cartinafinland.fi/en/imagebank/image/69/69287/K%E4pyl%E4+69287.jpg

Helsinki, Sirpalesaari Island
http://www.cartinafinland.fi/en/imagebank/image/67/67978/Kids+playing+at+Sirpalesaari+island%2C+Helsinki%2C +Finland+67978.jpg

The Ripper
04-22-2011, 11:02 AM
Some pictures of landscapes and towns around the eastern gulf of Finland

Porvoo:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Porvoo.vaakuna.svg/500px-Porvoo.vaakuna.svg.png

http://www.bestplacetotravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/porvoo-3.jpg

http://www.ipihelsinki.fi/images/porvoo.jpg

http://www.freeyourmind.fi/media/2005/kuvat/merirosvopurjehdus/porvoo_3006_12.jpg

Loviisa:

http://www.seprat.net/files/Kuvitus/385pxLoviisa_vaakuna_svg.png

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9c/Loviisa_church.jpg

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S1Q3UTt8qNs/S_FxN3b0qyI/AAAAAAAAVV0/KuuMkqfrGS4/s800/DSC_6351.jpg

http://www.vastavalo.fi/albums/userpics/10153/normal_2010-02-27-13h57m36.jpg

Kotka:

http://www.clipart.clipartist.net/wikimedia.commons/PD-Coa/K/O/Kotka.vaakuna_l.png

http://www.cartinafinland.fi/fi/imagebank/image/66/66731/Kotka+-+Sapokan+satama.+66731.jpg

http://www.ort.fi/fi/kirkko_palvelee/srk/kotka/kuvat/kirkko.jpg

http://www.vastavalo.fi/albums/userpics/10716/IMG_0032.jpg

http://de.academic.ru/pictures/dewiki/75/Kotkan_kirkko.jpg

Svartholm fortress:

http://www.rky.fi/read/asp/hae_kuva.aspx?id=109912&ttyyppi=jpg&kunta_id=434

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-aiFRtps0Ig/TFW0yiB0dbI/AAAAAAAAAnY/R5eimL_OBqE/s1600/P1010960.JPG

The Ripper
04-22-2011, 11:04 AM
Some of my own picturs from the region:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v103/wilpuri/DSCN3135.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v103/wilpuri/DSCN3125.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v103/wilpuri/DSCN3113.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v103/wilpuri/DSC00825.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v103/wilpuri/DSC00809.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v103/wilpuri/DSC00828.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v103/wilpuri/DSC00852.jpg

Talvi
04-23-2011, 11:05 AM
I love Lapland! Sometimes I think about going away for a while, live in a hut and herd reindeer.

http://www.wild-wonders.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/zacek_011.jpg

http://www.bentours.com.au/images/product/extra_image/winter_lapland_finland.jpg

http://www.travel-images.com/pht/fin46.jpg

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/11/17/no_red_nose.jpg

http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/4128223.jpg

http://blogs.publico.es/ojopublico/files/2008/12/ojo-finland-lapland-husk-20081215-205522.jpg

http://www.guildtravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/inari_hiking.jpg

The Lawspeaker
04-23-2011, 11:19 AM
Finland is such a beautiful country. :thumb001:

Somewhere in Finland:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6a/Summer_time.jpg

Typical rocky shores of Lake Saimaa, Finland;
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8d/Typical_rocky_shores_of_Lake_Saimaa.jpg

Church of Naantali:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2c/Vanhankaupungin_rantaa_ja_Naantalin_kirkko%2C_Naan tali%2C_27.7.2008.JPG

Forest in Kortteenperä, Ranua:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cc/Kortteenper%C3%A4_forest_in_winter.jpg

The Lawspeaker
05-30-2011, 02:27 PM
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1f/Aurinkolahden_puistotie.jpg
In Aurinkolahti, Helsinki.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/35/Presidentinlinna.jpg
Presidentinlinna, Helsinki, Built 1820. Architect: Pehr Granstedt.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c1/Suurkirkko_Helsinki_maaliskuu_2002_IMG_0629.JPG
The Lutheran Cathedral in Helsinki, seen from the South Harbour.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8b/Repoveden_Kansallispuisto_Kesayonauringossa.jpg
Repovesi National Park in midnight sun in Kouvola.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/49/Vaalankurkku_railway_bridge.jpg
Mist rising from Oulujoki river embraces the Vaalankurkku railway bridge near Vaala station.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/62/Kinansaari.JPG
Vuohijärvi during winter.

http://www.kakslauttanen.fi/hq_images/hq_winter_igloo_village2.jpg
Igloo village in a Finnish hotel "Kakslauttanen".

http://www.spacew.com/gallery/image002131.jpg
Aurora over Menesjärvi.

Blossom
05-30-2011, 05:32 PM
Guys, some of you posted some pics from certain site, so everytime I try to enter this thread asks for some admin username and a password. Please figure out which pic is actually protected and...delete. Thank you. :)


Here I got some 3 random pics from own travel back in the 2004, in Keuruu, Western Finland. :)

Haha, actually the Martti Kitunen was made with a certain proposal :D but anyway.