The Last Day of Summer in Helsinki

September 13, 2008

Helsinki was lovely. As always, really.

Before the trip I planned to do three things: see the Sibelius Monument, visit Sveaborg, and finally figure out what the deal was with the iPhone and how to buy one in Finland.

Sibelius Monument

Sibelius Monument

The day before, I spent a long time online trying to find a map with the monument's exact location.

For anyone who suddenly also needs the map: Lat=60.18201 Lon=24.913548.

Sveaborg

I wanted to visit this fortress after reading about it on nortfort.ru.

Cannon. Sveaborg

iPhone

It is sold in stores... unlike back home. It costs 429 euros. Only people who live in Finland can buy it - that is almost a direct quote from the salesperson.

Railway Station