Finland
is a small country, a little bigger than Italy, on the Baltic Sea. The country
lies just below the Arctic Circle. The Sea is frozen nine months out of the
year. All the boats must be taken out of
the water during that time.
For
the last 600 years Finland was under the rule of Sweden but when the 1917
Revolution came along Finland declared their independence.
We
saw the monument of approximately 600 steel pipes honoring the great Finnish
composer Jean Sibelius.
The
1952 Winter Olympics were here in Finland. In the winter they have only five
hours of sunshine.
We
visited the famous Rock Church. It is a Lutheran Church built in 1969. It was entirely
built into bedrock and quarried stone.
The
day we visited the sun was shinning and the temperature was in the 50’s.
Everyone was outdoors enjoying the sun at side walk cafes or sitting on grassy
spots.
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