Every year, a number of Tall Ships Races are held in the many ports of Europe. This year’s first event will be held from Aarhus in Denmark to Helsinki in Finland. The sailing starts July 7th, but the ships are gathering already from the 4th. The arrival in Helsinki is set to July 14th to 17th. On both these periods, lots of tourists are expected to come and see the many ships gathered in the port. The above photo was taken in Dublin during last year’s event.
All the Nordic countries have a lot of beautiful, quiet nature – often very close to the cities. Helsinki has the Nuuksio National Park, Stockholm has the UNESCO World Heritage site, The Woodland Cemetery, as well as the island Royal Djurgården famous for its many museums, parks, canals and forest paths. Oslo has its own […]
Lots of new restaurants have received stars and mentions in the Michelin guide which were presented this week, and many also kept their previous stars. But that’s not all! The Scandinavian teams have yet again showed that they are among the best in the world during the Culinary Olympics which were held in Stuttgart, also […]
Now the time is finally here! The autumn leaves have left us and the ground is getting covered with fresh white snow. If you really want to capture the Christmas spirit a visit to one of the many Christmas markets is a great start. The smell of the candied almonds or to drink a cup […]
Thank You reminding me. My post from 2009:
Tall Ships Races in Turku, Finland.
In 2013:
Tall ship race in Helsinki.
Thanks for the link, you have some amazing pictures on your blog!
/Kristofer Miki