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Temppeliaukio Church in Helsinki, Finland.

Visiting Temppeliaukio Church, Helsinki: practical guide for first-time visitors

Temppeliaukio Church — the Rock Church — is a Lutheran church hewn directly into a granite outcrop in the Töölö neighbourhood of Helsinki. It was opened in 1969 and designed by brothers Timo and Tuomo Suomalainen. This guide was updated in June 2026: The adult…
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Arktikum in Rovaniemi, Finland.

Visiting Arktikum, Rovaniemi: practical guide for first-time visitors

Arktikum is a science centre and museum in Rovaniemi, Finnish Lapland, sitting on the bank of the Ounasjoki river beneath a 172-metre glass corridor that points due north. This guide was updated in June 2026: Two things to know before you go: the standard adult…
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The Leaning Tower of Pisa.

Five mildly interesting things I learned recently: 7 July 2025

From a country with far too many lakes to a bird named after far too many countries. Finland has 187,888 lakes That’s according to the Finland Promotion Board. That’s undeniably an awful lot of lakes, but it makes me wonder whose job it was to…
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