On December 6, 1917, the nation of Finland had declared its independence from Russia. Today, on the 100th anniversary of Finland's Declaration of Independence from having been ruled by Russia, and before then, Sweden, I would like to share some road photos I took on a rainy day in August 2015 when I visited the Finnish national capital city of Helsinki . Enjoy! A couple of pedestrian and bicycle signs. A couple of bridges as seen from the cruise ship landing in Helsinki's harbor area. Helsinki has a tram that also serves as a pub. It's known as the Spårakoff Pub Tram . Unfortunately, I did not have the time to take the Pub Tram as I was visiting Helsinki for just a part of the day, since I had a short cruise port visit. Signs for Turku and Hanko (in Finnish), or Åbo and Hangö (in Swedish). Finnish highway signs may be posted in both the Finnish and Swedish languages as there is a large Swedish speaking population in Finland. Signs for Turku and Tamp...
Because every road has a story.