Helsinki Vacation

We had a wonderful short vacation in Finland.  Thanks to a little bit of inheritance, we finally got to visit the country from which Mike's great-grandparents emigrated to America.  We spent only three full days in Helsinki, but enjoyed every minute of it.  Here are a few pictures of some of our experiences:

We ate some interesting things like these berries from Lapland

We saw some monuments like this monument to Sibelius, the famous composer (this shot is from the center, looking up).

We ate some delicious food like reindeer meatballs.

We visited some churches like the Rock Church, which was dug out of existing rock.

We saw the largest Orthodox church in the West

Mike climbed the steps to the Great White Church (Lutheran)

We took a boat tour and got to see ice breakers resting in the harbor

We learned a lot about Finland, its people and its history.  Now, we wonder if they need to start INSTE there?