Category: Scandinavia
Lake Saimaa boats, Lappeenranta territory, but, since almost its entire length, including its terminal port at Viipuri on the Gulf of Finland, lay within the territory which Finland was …
Counties: Viborg amt, Nordjyllands amt. Store Torv DK-7700 Thisted; tel (07) 9219 00. The Limfjord is a strip of water 180 km (110 miles) long, extending from the North …
Kaupanger ferry station on the Sognefjord (Lindstrom Turisthotell, 152 Offerdal Pensjonat, 80 b.), with a number of old houses, including the Hanseatic House. Road from the Laerdal to Floro. …
In the courtyard is an equestrian statue of Frederik VII. There are conducted tours ofthe state apartments and the Folketing. The palace church (1826), in a restrained neo-classical style, …
The Hardangervidda is a plateau (area c. 7500 sq. km 2900 sq. miles) lying at a height of between 1000 and 1400 m (3300 and 4600 ft), with many …
Provinces: Stockholms Ian, Sddermanlands Ian, Vastmanlands Ian. Regions: Sodermanland, Uppland, Vastmanland. Lake Malar, Sweden’s third largest lake (after Lakes Vanern and Vattern), lies immediately W of Stockholm. 117 km …
In the gardens, NW of the museum, is a bronze group, The Wrestlers (Baltes-pannare, 1867), depicting an old Nordic form of wrestling in which the contestants were bound together …
Province: Uudenmaan laani (Nylands lanUusimaa). Altitude: sea level. Population: 20,000. Postal code: SF-06100. Telephone code: 915. Kaupungin Matkailutoimisto (Municipal Tourist Information Office), Rauhankatu 20; tel. 14 01 45. Market …