Lake Virmayarvi
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Lake Virmajärvi is a small lake straddling the border between Finland and Russia. It is located 19 km east of the village of Hattuvaara. The easternmost point of Finland and of the Schengen Area and o
Easternmost point of Finland, photo by a Russian member of the bilateral boundary re-demarcation commission
Finland
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Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the we
Stone Age bear head gavel found in Paltamo, Kainuu
Now lying within Helsinki, Suomenlinna is a UNESCO World Heritage Site consisting of an inhabited 18th-century sea fortress built on six islands. It is one of Finland's most popular tourist attractions.
Edvard Isto, The Attack, 1899. The Russian eagle is attacking the Finnish Maiden, trying to steal her book of laws
Finnish military leader and statesman C. G. E. Mannerheim as general officer leading the White Victory Parade at the end of the Finnish Civil War in Helsinki, 1918