Podcasts about suomenlinna

Where in the world am I? Eurail Travel planning   Hi there, I'm Dr. Mary Travelbest. I'm in San Diego now, sharing my best travel ideas and working on another book for you to enjoy: 5 Steps to Solo Travel, Part C. I'm about to launch on a 90-day trip around the world.   Listener Story Spotlight I want to tell you about a listener named Kristen. Kristen loves to travel. She recently received a Fullbright Scholarship and took a trip with her husband and sons to a foreign country, Portugal, for several months. She's full of great travel ideas and will be helpful as I continue to travel and make my adventures more mobile. She's encouraging me to keep going in my travels and is a professor in Southern California. Quick fire FAQ: The FAQ for today is:  Do you find that air travel dries your sinuses? Do you get dry and scratchy throats afterward? Yes, it happens. Let's talk about how to rid yourself of this in advance.    How to avoid the dryness of airline flights? The answer:   My solution is Saline Nasal Spray. I bought the 1.5-oz size for $4.00, which will last my entire trip. Before you get dry sinuses, squirt some in each nostril and then relax as it goes to work. What are the ingredients? Water, sodium chloride, disodium phosphate, benzyl alcohol, sodium phosphate, and benzalkonium chloride. Water and salt. There are three ways to use it: Squeeze twice in each nostril, and it delivers a spray, a stream, and a drop upside down. Take your pick. 60-second confidence challenge   Advice for Active Seniors :  “There is no shame in prioritizing and slowing down vs. overdoing. Most injuries happen when people are rushing. “Go slower, arrive sooner” is a helpful mantra.”  (Ellen McCabe) If you like today's Confidence Challenge, Chapter 2 of my book dives deeper buy it on Amazon or https://www.5stepstosolotravel.com   See Book A for addressing all of these items.   Today's destination is Eurail Travel Planning I said: You are traveling in Europe in the Summer of 2025. You arrive in Athens, Greece, then go to Krakow, Warsaw, Poland, Estonia, Finland, Sweden, Norway, and Denmark, and end in Edinburgh, Scotland, where you leave the EU. You will travel for five weeks. How many days will you want to use the Eurail pass for trains and ferries? Plan the trip, including seat fees and senior discounts with these countries, and suggest other places that would be a good stopping point or worth seeing. I am a solo woman in my prime. Include a mention of the low-cost airlines that I should take when not on the train or ferry.   Answer:   1  Where a Eurail day genuinely saves you money Below is every leg: (a) scenic or pricey at full fare and (b) covered or discounted by the pass if the trip is a low-fare train, like under $10.regional hop, we skip the past day and just pay cash—why burn powder you might need later?    1  Day 3 Athens → Kalabaka  €3 IC seat  Sunset over Meteora cliffs—worth the four-hour train.  2  Day 5 Kalabaka → Thessaloníki  free (regional) No supplement, but one more travel day.  3  Day 9 Krakow → Oświęcim (return) free (regional) Auschwitz day trip; counts once.  4  Day 11 Krakow → Warsaw (EIP)  ~PLN 35 ≈ €8  High‑speed, mandatory seat.  5  Day 13 Warsaw → Gdańsk or Toruń (optional)  PLN 3 ≈ €0.70 Use if you “dive” north.  6  Day 16 Tallinn → Helsinki ferry  deck = free; cabin = ‑20 %  Tallink Silja It counts oas ne travel day.  7  Day 17 Helsinki → Tampere & back  €0–€6 VR seat  Eurail Pendolino; book in app.  8  Day 19 Helsinki o/night ferry → Stockholm  deck = free; cabin –20 % Same Tallink perk.  9  Day 21 Stockholm → Uppsala (return)  €0 (regional) Same‑day out‑and‑back.  10  Day 22 Stockholm → Gothenburg  ≈ €7 SJ seat  Eurail Community 3 h X2000.  11  Day 23 Gothenburg → Oslo  free No reservations.  12  Day 25 Oslo → Bergen  ≈ NOK 50 ≈ €4 seat Bergensbanen panorama.  13  Day 26 Bergen → Flåm train + Nærøyfjord boat  boat covered A rail‑and‑fjord combo.  14  Day 30 Copenhagen → Roskilde day‑trip  ≈ €9 seat  Eurail Vikings have & an easy return.  15  Day 32 Edinburgh → Inverness  £0–£5 seat UK still in the Eurail network.   * Fees are 2ᵈ ‑class, summer 2025 published rates.   Total Eurail travel days = 15 – the cap of the 15‑days‑in‑2‑months Senior Global Pass  2  What about the long, awkward gaps? Why wrestle with two‑day rail marathons when a 90‑minute hop costs less than your hostel?   Segment Suggested airline(s) Typical July fare if bought 3 mo ahead Thessaloníki ✈ Krakow Ryanair, Aegean €55–€85 Warsaw ✈ Tallinn airBaltic, LOT, Ryanair €45–€90 Bergen ✈ Copenhagen Norwegian, SAS €65–€110 Copenhagen ✈ Edinburgh easyJet, Ryanair, Norwegian €40–€80   Question: could you train Thessaloníki→Krakow via Budapest? Yes—but it burns 2‑3 pass days plus €30‑€45 in night‑train supplements. The low‑cost flight is simply cheaper and quicker.   3  Five‑week skeleton itinerary   Week Base & ideas Safety‑first extras for a 65‑yr‑old solo traveler  1 Athens 3 d – dawn Acropolis, Plaka food walk → train to Meteora 2 d (monastery sunsets) → Thessaloníki 2 d for Byzantine walls & waterfront. Central hotels near Syntagma & Aristotelous squares; use the eat taxi app after dark.  2 Fly to Krakow 3 d (+ Auschwitz) → Warsaw 2 d → optional day to Toruń or Gdańsk. Women‑only dorms at Greg & Tom (Krakow) and OkiDoki (Warsaw); trains arrive before dusk.  3 Fly to Tallinn 2 d → ferry to Helsinki 3 d with day‑trip to Tampere—Telliskivi creative city, Suomenlinna flat walks; Bolt taxis for late returns.  4 Night ferry to Stockholm 3 d (+ Uppsala) → train to Gothenburg 2 d → rail to Oslo 2 d. Stockholm hostel “City Backpackers” has curtained bunks; carry Rail Planner live‑trip link to share location.  5 Oslo‑Bergen rail & fjords 3 d → Fly to Copenhagen 3 d (+ Roskilde) → Fly to Edinburgh; finish with Highlands loop 4 d (Inverness, Aviemore hikes) before departure. Fjord cruise boats have good handrails; Scottish B&Bs offer single rooms beside stations.   4  Is the pass still worth it? That's $200-250 saved, plus the flexibility to reroute if wildfires, strikes, or your whims intervene.   5  Quick checklist before you lock it in Buy the Senior Global Pass (15 days/2 months) before prices rise.   Book the four trains with limited seats (EIP Poland, X2000 Sweden, Bergensbanen, Copenhagen reservations) as soon as reservations open—usually 60–90 days in advance.   Use the Rail Planner app to activate travel days on the morning you board; keep two blanks until the very end in case you shuffle plans.   Flights: watch Friday flash sales on Ryanair/Norwegian; they routinely drop

"The beautiful tones of the choir were magnificent to work with. The focus of the piece was to accentuate the space in the middle of the sound. Remixing the gorgeous reverberations that underpin this cultural and religious practice of choir singing was so much fun. "I used hard panning and different subtle reverb automations to gently redefine the beautiful ambience within this field recording.  "Recent spiritual experiences with mindfulness and some very interesting reading of Buddhist literature inspired this piece and the exploration of the arising, cessation and the delicate space between things." Suomenlinna church reimagined by JDC. ——————— This sound is part of the Sonic Heritage project, exploring the sounds of the world's most famous sights. Find out more and explore the whole project: https://www.citiesandmemory.com/heritage

Suomenlinna church was built in 1854 as an Eastern Orthodox garrison church for the Russian troops stationed at the Suomenlinna sea fortress. The church's central dome has doubled as a lighthouse since 1929, making it one of only a few churches in the world that has that dual purpose.  This recording captures the piped angelic singing inside the church that gives it a special atmosphere, as well as the sounds of walking around the space alone. UNESCO listing: Fortress of Suomenlinna Recorded by Cities and Memory.  ——————— This sound is part of the Sonic Heritage project, exploring the sounds of the world's most famous sights. Find out more and explore the whole project: https://www.citiesandmemory.com/heritage

Suomenlinna is is a sea fortress composed of eight islands, of which six have been fortified; it is about 4 km southeast of central Helsinki. The Swedish crown commenced the construction of the fortress in 1748 as protection against Russian expansionism. This recording captures the working life of the population living on the islands, as work takes place on a boat in the dry dock, with a large crane moving back and forth.  Recorded by Cities and Memory.  ——————— This sound is part of the Sonic Heritage project, exploring the sounds of the world's most famous sights. Find out more and explore the whole project: https://www.citiesandmemory.com/heritage

"I've lived in Finland, have visited Suomenlinna and love boat yards, so it was an easy choice. I edited out some nice loops intending to use them in a beat based composition but didn't get very far with them.  "Instead I used a technique I call midichops. The whole field recording was put into a sampler then a stream of midi notes play short snippets of the sample. As the track progresses the midi note travel through the sample from beginning to end. This is layered with a stretched and skewed version of the field recording." Suomenlinna dock, Helsinki reimagined by Dave Webb. ——————— This sound is part of the Sonic Heritage project, exploring the sounds of the world's most famous sights. Find out more and explore the whole project: https://www.citiesandmemory.com/heritage

Its capital, Helsinki, occupies a peninsula and surrounding islands in the Baltic Sea. Helsinki is home to the 18th-century sea fortress Suomenlinna, the fashionable Design District and diverse museums. The Northern Lights can be seen from the country's Arctic Lapland province, a vast wilderness with national parks and ski resorts.

"The structure of this piece was composed with reference to a short video I shot at Suomenlinna (Helsinki, Finland) in August 2017.  "I found the site evocative, and the field recording inspired me to revisit my own memories of the place. Nothing happens in the video, just a slow motion tilt up, the view shifting from late summer grasses to the southern horizon: A great boulder, a pine tree, the shining sea, the wind exactly as powerful and alive as it sounds."  Wind on Suomenlinna, Helsinki reimagined by Gretchen Jude.

A recording of strong wind from inside large, leafy bushes - the rustle of leaves and the high drone of wind on a blustery, cloudy day on Suomenlinna, a UNESCO World Heritage site.  Recorded by Cities and Memory. 

"Suomi BC integrates the source sample of a ferry from Suomenlinna docking in Helsinki harbour with field recordings obtained during ferry journeys on Canada's Pacific Coast during the spring of 2023. Parallel yet separated flows: rhythms, textures and tones echo one another despite the distance between locales.  "Spectral convolution – a digital process that ‘sounds' a sound within another via a multiplication of the files' sonic spectra within the frequency domain – has been used to mesh the source field recordings within one another, thus enabling an enwrapping of acoustic spaces, a site of intersection between experienced and imagined sonorous topographies." Helsinki ferry reimagined by Michael Trommer.

The ferry from UNESCO World Heritage site Suomenlinna runs frequently throughout the day from Helsinki harbour - the short 20 minute trip contains mostly tourists, with some residents making the back and forth (850 people live on the Suomenlinna islands).  Recorded by Cities and Memory. 

Petri Burtsoff takes us to an historic military fortress off the coast of Helsinki to see how Finns make use of the island today.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Vuoden vierasvenesatamat on valittu ja tänä vuonna voiton veivät Suomenlinna ja Majakkapaviljonki Vääksystä. Suomen Messusäätiön ja Suomen Purjehdus ja Veneily ry:n järjestämässä äänestyksessä menestyneen Majakkapaviljongin yrittäjä Virve Vavuli luetteli Radio Voimassa perjantaina muutamia raadin perusteluja valintaan liittyen. - Monipuolisuus, pitkäjänteisyys ja siinä oli monia muitakin perusteluja. Palvelusta oli useampikin termi. Kaikki ne olivat sydäntä lämmittäviä. Vavuli nosti itse Majakkapaviljongin parhaaksi puoleksi sitkeyden ja pitkäjänteisyyden. - Kuuntelemme aina asiakkaita herkällä korvalla ja elämme hetkessä. Pienen yrittäjän pitää olla aina tuntosarvet pystyssä. Voin sanoa 34 vuoden kokemuksella, että tämä on ollut minun elämäni työ. Kuuntele haastattelusta myös, mitä yhteistyötahoja Vavuli tahtoo kiittää ja millaista veneilykesää 2024 Majakkapaviljongissa odotellaan.

On the island of Vallisaari, at the nearest point to the fortress on Suomenlinna, boats of all kinds vie with enormous ferries arriving from, and departing for Estonia, Åland and Sweden through what is known as the Gibraltar of the North. The accompanying radio transmisions, inaudible to the naked ear, emerge through the recording process. Recorded by Julian Weaver. 

Dave Evans kiertää 9.6. alkaen Suomea, juhlistaen AC/DC:n 50-vuotista uraa. RATB:n Sami Ruokangas tapasi miehen lentokentällä heti hänen saavuttuaan maahan. Kiitos Golden Managementin Tuula Halénille järjestelyistä ja kahvista. Dave Evansin kiertue: 9.6. Laukaa, 10.6. Lahti, 13.6. Helsinki, 14.6. Parainen ja 16.6. Hanko. Jakson soittolista: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7IEfhv8g40xmo4Kll8phQr?si=689720faef88447d Menossa ovat mukana Suomenlinna, Crocodile Dundee, AC/DC, Bon Scott, Brian Johnson, Rose Tattoo, Angry Anderson, Airbourne, Rabbit, Albert Productions, Vanda & Young, Jussi Björling, Chi Lee, Pavarotti, Beatles, Little Richard, Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Uriah Heep, Free, Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, Blodwyn Pig, Whitesnake, Paul Rodgers, Foreigner, Lou Gramm, John Fogerty, Rod Stewart, Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, Ronnie Wood, Gene Simmons, KISS, Chequers Nightclub ja Angus Young.

Mitä yhteistä on Suomen lentokoneteollisuudella, punavangeilla, Ruotsin kuninkaalla ja podin tekijöillä? Kaikki ovat löytyneet jossain vaiheessa Suomenlinnan muurien sisäpuolelta.Suomenlinna on yksi Suomen seitsemästä UNESCO:n maailmanperintökohteesta ja todellinen historiallinen helmi Helsingin edustalla. Tämän linnoituksen porttien sisäpuolella ovat toimineet vangit, sotilaat ja kuninkaat, jokainen jättäen oman jälkensä tämän ainutlaatuisen kohteen historiaan. Suomenlinna toimii tavallaan myös peilinä koko Suomen historiaan, Ruotsin suurvaltakaudelta aina näihin päiviin asti.Jakso on toteutettu yhteistyössä Suomenlinnan hoitokunnan ja Ehrensvärd-seuran kanssa. Lisätietoja Suomenlinnasta ja sen tapahtumista löytyy osoitteesta www.suomenlinna.fi

This week we journey to the Baltic states of Estonia and Latvia as well as UNESCO world heritage site of Suomenlinna in Helsinki.We explore open-air museums, sea fortresses, cobbled old towns, and say no to barbecued reindeer.I also talk through the bees, the magic and structure of the hive as well as some interesting insights into this crucial super organism, which supports life and food supply of our planet.Please support via Patreon - you are helping me conserve the honeybee.https://www.patreon.com/catchcait.Thank you for your support,Keep EarthingKeep AdventuringKate See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/adventures-with-kate.

Suomenlinna on koti 850 helsinkiläiselle. Millaista on asuminen pienessä saariyhteisössä, jossa vierailee yli miljoona matkailijaa vuodessa? Miten asuminen on muuttunut ja miltä tulevaisuus näyttää? Podcastin vetäjä Oona Simolin ja suomenlinnalainen yrittäjä ja näyttelijä Aarni Kivinen keskustelevat aiheesta. Lisäksi kuullaan Suomenlinnan hoitokunnan projektipäällikkö Anu Ahoniemeä, joka kertoo saarten tuoreesta hoito- ja käyttösuunnitelmasta sekä sen syntymiseen johtaneesta osallistavasta prosessista.

Solo Travel To Clear The Head  Helsinki is a beautiful city with a lot of history. It is home to culture, nature, saunas, activities, a sea fortress and 8 National Parks within a two hour drive. Sounds like heaven, right?   I booked my trip to Helsinki the year before, and it was my last trip before the pandemic. Travelling solo, I packed my bags, checked my kit, grabbed my passport, and headed to the airport!  Land Of A Thousand Lakes  Arriving in Helsinki was... actually a bit disappointing. I loved landing in a foreign and unknown territory. I loved the clean crisp air. But Helsinki in March is meant to be covered in snow with a frozen sea; it's why I booked for March. Instead, thanks to global warming, this wasn't the case.  Never mind. Quickly jumping in the taxi (don't do it! Uber is cheaper!), and quizzing the driver on some crucial lingo (thank you, please, etc.) we drove through the streets to my first night stay, just a hostel. I wasn't excited for this one, it was the Airbnb I couldn't wait to see! Read on or listen to find out!  The hostel was good though. Easy check in, free breakfast. Then I booked the Uber to collect my car rental.  Collecting the car, and boasting about its horsepower to Instagram, I decided to head out to Teijo National Park. When looking at the Finnish National Parks website it is incredible to see just how many National Parks are within a two hour drive of Helsinki!  Arriving at Teijo, I was the only soul there! After checking that it wasn't in some way closed, I decided to take a walk around. See for yourself here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbwq0-GgFRY   The park was spectacular. Quiet, fresh, beautiful and I had it all to myself. After taking a quick rest by the frozen lake, I packed up and headed out to the Airbnb. The reason why I was excited? Two words:  Private. Sauna.  This had me hooked since I booked. Not only that, but it had a balcony right next to that not-so-frozen sea that I was excited to experience. If you want to check it out for yourself, you can click here. The hosts were fantastic, and it is a 10 minute walk from the city centre, whilst being right next to a local shop too.  The rest of the night just consisted of getting relaxed and changed, grabbing food (and the world's gift itself: Somersby Apple Cider - Bottled!) and heading out to the city centre. I visited the Allas Outdoor Pool and Sauna (highly recommend, definitely did not steal the towel!). Then, I went to the best Italian restaurant I have had the damn pleasure of eating at and had one of the best red wines. I sat outside with a blanket, drinking an Espresso Martini (or three) at Holiday Bar watching the world go by, and went home to sleep.  A Change Of Plan  The next day I rose early, experiencing sunrise on the balcony at -1 degree Celsius. I'm meant to be driving 6 hours North to Koli National Park today. I had this great idea of watching sunset from the top of this cliff, overlooking flat forest land. I had even researched to make sure it faced West!  But that's the problem with making plans from afar; they often don't stick. Plus, 12 hours total driving - just driving - seemed like a waste of time. It was Day 2 and I had already got the check-in notification for my return flight.  I love a roadtrip and all, but that just seemed crazy.  "It is incredible to see just how many National Parks are within a two hour drive of Helsinki!"  So, over a croissant and coffee, I quickly changed plans. I'd explore Helsinki tomorrow (read on or listen to find out more!) and tick off the two other local National Parks on the list today.  Getting showered, sauna'd, and dressed I grabbed my kit and headed to the car:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRPuCaJEpMk  You can watch above or listen to the podcast for more info, but this day was a delight. Well, mostly. Life will hit no matter where you are and what you're doing, and my head decided to see the solitude as a chance to go over some less-than-positive things.  You just have to process it, and chat with somebody about it if you can!  Being met with stunning forests, beautiful silence, and ice and snow, I arrived back at the Airbnb happy with the outcome!   At Nuuksio National Park I did the Klassarinkierros Trail. At Sipoonkorpi National Park I did the Kalkinpolttajan Trail (which takes you to the top of Hogberget).  TOP TIP: Google Maps takes you to Nuuksio on the West side of the park, the opposite side I wanted for the original trail I had researched.  I tried to get to a local Finnish restaurant I had google'd. After finding it was fully booked I tried really hard to resist. I did. I promise! But went back to that Italian Restaurant for my pizza and red wine.  Bliss!  Exploring Helsinki On Foot  Time for the last day. You know the drill by now: balcony, sunrise, sauna, bags, out the door. It was a shame to check-out so soon after checking in, but it was 6AM and I had a city to explore!  You can listen to the podcast to find out more, or watch the videos below. I got a Helsinki Card but really the highlights for me were Suomenlinna, The Natural History Museum, The National Museum and Löyly Sauna. 28,000 steps later, I was back in the car on my way to the airport. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vog-xaMREms  -------------------- If you enjoy the show please subscribe/follow and share with a friend!  If you really enjoy the show please check out our Patreon site here. 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Tiesitkö, että Helsingillä on yli 130 km rantaviivaa ja noin 300 saarta? Miksi saaria brändätään? Mihin merellistä strategiaa tarvitaan? Entä miten merellisyys näkyy Elävä Suomenlinna -tutkimuksen haastatteluissa? Suomenlinnan studiolla aiheesta keskustelemassa Elävä Suomenlinna -hankkeen johtaja Pauliina Latvala-Harvilahti, Helsingin merellisen strategian päällikkö Minttu Perttula ja podcastin vetäjä Riikka Huuskonen.

Kemistin työkalut on helppo kuvitella, mutta minkälaisia työvälineitä kulttuurintutkija käyttää ja mitä niillä saadaan tulokseksi? Miksi tutkijaa kiinnostaa maailmanperintökohteen asukkaat? Suomenlinnan studiolla kulttuuriperinnön tutkimuksesta keskustelemassa Elävä Suomenlinna -hankkeen johtaja Pauliina Latvala-Harvilahti, Vanhaa Raumaa tutkinut yliopistonlehtori Riina Haanpää Turun yliopistosta sekä podcastin vetäjä Riikka Huuskonen.

Volvió el podcast de literatura que se juega toda su fortuna en la ruleta cultural! Tercera temporada de Garamond 12. Hoy: Suomenlinna (Javier Calvo), Revista La Niña, La Escuela Neolacaniana de Buenos Aires (Ricardo Strafacce), Heptalogía de Hieronymus Bosch (Spregelburd). Con inesperados cameos de figuras del rock local, personajes mediáticos, fuertes críticas al nacionalismo de los otros países, discusiones sobre Lacan y mucho más.

Day 2 in Helsinki, Finland….another sauna and even more culture… Finland is a Northern European nation bordering Sweden, Norway and Russia. Its capital, Helsinki, occupies a peninsula and surrounding islands in the Baltic Sea. Helsinki is home to the 18th-century sea fortress Suomenlinna, the fashionable Design District and diverse museums. The Northern Lights can be seen from the country's Arctic Lapland province, a vast wilderness with national parks and ski resorts.- Google Maps Helsinki, Finland’s southern capital, sits on a peninsula in the Gulf of Finland. Its central avenue, Mannerheimintie, is flanked by institutions including the National Museum, tracing Finnish history from the Stone Age to the present. Also on Mannerheimintie are the imposing Parliament House and Kiasma, a contemporary art museum. Ornate red-brick Uspenski Cathedral overlooks a harbor. - Google Maps For more visit: www.myhelsinki.fi Subscribe, rate and review Travel First at any good podcatcher app, including ApplePodcasts (formerly iTunes) (featured in New & Noteworthy), audioBoom, Stitcher, Pocketcasts, Podbean, CastBox.fm and more. Email: travelfirst@bitesz.com For more, follow Travel First on Facebook, twitter, Google+ and Instagram: Facebook: @travelfirstpodcast twitter: @biteszHQtravel Instagram: www.instagram.com/biteszhqtravel Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/2/collection/wi0YaB If you're enjoying Travel First, please share and tell your friends. Thank you... #travel #Helsinki #Finland #Europe #holiday #podcast #travelfirst Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Alex travels to Finland in the next stage of his Nordic tour and arrives in Helsinki... Finland is a Northern European nation bordering Sweden, Norway and Russia. Its capital, Helsinki, occupies a peninsula and surrounding islands in the Baltic Sea. Helsinki is home to the 18th-century sea fortress Suomenlinna, the fashionable Design District and diverse museums. The Northern Lights can be seen from the country's Arctic Lapland province, a vast wilderness with national parks and ski resorts.- Google Maps Helsinki, Finland’s southern capital, sits on a peninsula in the Gulf of Finland. Its central avenue, Mannerheimintie, is flanked by institutions including the National Museum, tracing Finnish history from the Stone Age to the present. Also on Mannerheimintie are the imposing Parliament House and Kiasma, a contemporary art museum. Ornate red-brick Uspenski Cathedral overlooks a harbor. - Google Maps For more visit: www.myhelsinki.fi                        www.loylyhelsinki.fi Subscribe, rate and review Travel First at any good podcatcher app, including ApplePodcasts (formerly iTunes) (featured in New & Noteworthy), audioBoom, Stitcher, Pocketcasts, Podbean, CastBox.fm and more. Email: travelfirst@bitesz.com For more, follow Travel First on Facebook, twitter, Google+ and Instagram: Facebook: @travelfirstpodcast twitter: @biteszHQtravel Instagram: www.instagram.com/biteszhqtravel Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/2/collection/wi0YaB If you're enjoying Travel First, please share and tell your friends. Thank you... #travel #Helsinki #Finland #Europe #holiday #podcast #travelfirst Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This year marks the centenary of Finland's independence - a country and a history cursed and blessed by its location.

Paysage finlandais avec oiseaux moqueurs Rohouuu, rohouuu, gag-ag-ag-ag A quelques encablures d’Helsinki, en Finlande, l’île forteresse de Suomenlinna n’a jamais connu de vraies batailles, sauf contre le vent et la brume. Inscrite au Patrimoine mondial de l’Unesco, Sveaborg comme l’appellent les Suédois témoigne d’une certaine quiétude propice à l'ornithologie. Une fois les touristes repartis, la poignée d’habitants dispute les plates bandes aux joyeux animateurs du coin que sont, par ordre d’apparition au micro : bernaches nonnettes (Branta leucopsis), eiders à duvet paradant (Somateria mollissima) et goélands cendrés en affaire de couple (Larus canus).Enregistrements réalisés dans le cadre d’une résidence d’enseignement en partenariat avec l’University of the Arts d’Helsinki, la Sibelius Academy et le Helsinki International Artist Program (Hiap).  Enregistrement : printemps 15 - Mise en ondes & mix : Samuel Hirsch - Prises de son : Rodolphe Alexis

Helsinki's most important sight is Suomenlinna, an island guarding Helsinki's harbor that served as a strategic fortress for three countries: Sweden, Russia, and then Finland. It's now a popular park, most appreciated by locals for its scenic strolls. For more information on the Rick Steves' Europe TV series — including episode descriptions, scripts, participating stations, travel information on destinations and more — visit www.ricksteves.com.

Helsinki's most important sight is Suomenlinna, an island guarding Helsinki's harbor that served as a strategic fortress for three countries: Sweden, Russia, and then Finland. It's now a popular park, most appreciated by locals for its scenic strolls. For more information on the Rick Steves' Europe TV series — including episode descriptions, scripts, participating stations, travel information on destinations and more — visit www.ricksteves.com.