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Many tourists arrive in Helsinki by ferry from Tallinn, Stockholm or St Petersburg

Helsinki is spread across a number of peninsulas and over a number of islands

It's a modern city with a very high standard of living

Bridge of Love, with decorated padlocks attached by lovers

The Uspenski Orthodox cathedral

The cathedral was built in XIX century, when Finland was part of the Russian Empire

Admission is free. A valuable icon was stolen in 2007 while hundreds of tourists were visiting

Temppeliaukio Church, built into the rock

National Library

Senate Square, one of the main tourist attractions of Helsinki

Neoclassical Helsinki Cathedral in Senate Square. It is a Lutheran church

Aleksanterinkatu, named for Tsar Alexander I of Russia

Helsinki Cathedral seen from Uspenski Cathedral

Helsinki has one of the oldest electrified tram networks in the world

Oulu, the most populous city in Northern Finland

Oulu is considered one of Europe's "living labs", where residents experiment with new technology

Center of Oulu was full of bicycles and young people. Probably a typical summer weekend

Finland is a country of thousands of lakes. 187,888 of them exactly