 In front coastline of Helsinki you can have a cruise with local ferry companies. We paid a visit to the old Sveaborg castle, the "Suomenlinna fortress".  A short list of places that can be seen during the cruise  One of the most often photographed sights in Suomenlinna fortress  Suomenlinna fortress has some places that are not easily reachable  Kustaanmiekka strait in Suomenlinna fortress
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 Customized Private Excursion to Tuusula
This is a 5/5 star local guide. Timo and his wife Aria are wonderfully/knowledgeable travel guides. Timo toured me around Jarvenpaa and then afterward he welcomed me into his house for a dinner meal. This personal experience is what travel is about and allowed us to have a cross cultural dialogue. This was hands down the highlight of my trip to Finland. If you book a tour with Timo you will not be disappointed. Timo was able to turn me from a tourist to a temporary local! 10/10 would do again. Parker Wooden  Door to the preacher's stool  Church interior  Last supper  Old visitor diner "Trömperi" tools in the barn  Moomin Troll says: "A person who eats pancakes and jam cannot be very dangerous"  Farming tools at Trömperi  This is the way how rye bread was stored at Trömperi  Hay drier propeller at Trömperi  Local schnaps drink at Trömperi
Continuing the educational tours regarding the King's Road in Finland, we were allowed to take part in medieval church tour in western Uusimaa area.  Family shield inside the church (which one?)  Medieval church (which one?)  KMedieval church (which one?) and the specialist professor Markus Hiekkanen  On the wall of the church there are old paintings of Bible's persons. Here's Moses  On the wall of the church there are old paintings of Bible's persons. Here's Aaron  On the wall of the church there are old paintings of Bible's persons. Here's Josua  On the wall of the church there are old paintings of Bible's persons. Here's Isac  And here is Jacob  Here's a medieval punishment device: Person to be punished sits on the bench and his / her legs are placed to the openings between the logs. He cannot escape...  Family coat of arms, Axel Creutz  Here's some guidance to people about poor people around. Put some money in the box!   Pyhtää menieval church painting   Old home of hatstraw maker at Postimäki, "mail post hill"  So how are these made?  The first things you need are the straws  The straws are plaited together to form a band  The plaited strawbands are flattened with a pressure roller  One product of the Postimäki residents was this kind of strawband. These were sent to next handicrafters in Porvoo town, to sew them side-by-side together, to form a hat Final product was a hat or a bag  You could also make straw-bocks of the straws  Postimäki people had to mill their grain with hand-rotated stones to produce flour - bread was not sold in shops, as there were no shops either...  Postimäki museum is being kept in condition by voluntary people
Studying the Old King's road in southern Finland, we visited also the Fagervik Mansion in Pohja.  Fagervik Mansion is located beside an old road "the King's Road - Kuninkaantie from Bergen in Norway, through Sweden, over Åland archipelago to Turku and from Turku to Viborg in Karelia.  Fagervik Mansion map year 1877. Note the lake that supplies water to the old mill  Fagervik Manor's water mill bypass channel  Tour leader and teacher, marvel in history, mr. Torsti Salonen from Lohja  Fagervik Manor is currently private area  On the Fagervik Manor area is situated also an old wooden church, which is open only on request.  InsideFagervik Manor's church    Inside the church we can see old Russian Emperor's notes  Also the Sweden's king Gustav 3rd has sent some guidances  King of Seden Gustav IV Adolf's letter inside the church  Emperor Alexander the second's note  On the manor yard there are also well-maintained old buildings for the workers
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