This old church is in Petajavesi. It was build 1763-1764. This church is also in the list of Unesco world heritage. Worth to visit.
Old church is in Petajavesi - another photo.
Old church in Petajavesi - view from inside.
Old church in Petajavesi - another view from inside.
Village from 1800 century. Very nice piece of history is found in Pienmaki in Hankasalmi. Why not stroll through small paths between old houses remembering You from the vanishing past. Look at the fence. It is called pole fence. Making fences like this example is very useful, because bears and wolves cannot come easily to courtyard. Also it is very cheap, because new material is found in the woods.
Park of statues in Parikkala. Here hundreds (that is true) of statues welcomes You right in the woods.
Finnish composer Sibelius was born (8.12.1865) in this house in Hameenlinna. House was built in 1834. Town of Hameenlinna is about 100 kilometres north of Helsinki. Sibelius lived in Hameenlinna until 1905 when he moved to Ainola.
This hotel is also jugend style castle. Yes, it is very special hotel in Imatra and in whole Finland. It was built 1903 and first it was called "Grand Hotel Cascade". Hotel is nearby Imatrankoski rapids surrounded by beautiful cultural landscape and from restaurant You can see how rapids are foaming in the evenings during summer time four times of week. Here You can feel how is luxurious castle life. It is easy to park Your car in Imatra, because there are no parking fees - incredible!
Boat as lunch restaurant in Helsinki harbour.
Nice sailing boat in Helsinki harbour.
Look at what people are doing there. They are washing their carpets at quay with sea water and fluid of pine tree oil soap. Most of Finnish people wash their carpets in some communal washing sites. It is still odd, because nearly every body are taking off their shoes when they go to their homes and they leave them in the porch and are walking inside home in one's stocking. The Finns love so much tidiness in their homes, that using once a week vacuum cleaner, is not enough, they want still once a year wash their carpets. Wow!
More photos about washing carpets in Kaivopuisto in Helsinki. Also senior citizens (men also) wash carpets.
More photos about washing carpets in Kaivopuisto in Helsinki. This man is using carpet drying machine. Well, what You say?
Look at this. What it is? It is a gnarl of tree with human face. It is one-of-a-kind in world. This I found in the market in Savonlinna.
