Helsinki, Finland

Sailed on the Silja Symphony ferry for the 16 hour overnight trip from Stockholm to Helsinki. Finland’s southern capital, Helsinki sits on a peninsula in the Gulf of Finland. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Church of the Rock is a Lutheran church built underground directly into solid rock
 
 
 
 
 Forty 7-foot tall seal sculptures, created by Finnish artists, are displayed in Senate Square as a reminder to protect the Baltic Sea
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   

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