We are going to review short history of Finland so that you can have background knowledge before we explore the capital of this country, Helsinki. First People to Live | History of Finland The first Finnish tribes arrived in the 7th century by way of Estonia, with whom they are still linked by a common language. They slowly pushed the native Lapps north, to an area close to the Arctic Circle. The Swedish King, Erik IX, established trade routes across…
Saint Petersburg History. Saint Petersburg was founded in 1703 by Tsar Peter the Great. Tsar Peter the Great was eager to have a great metropolis and port city. To achieve his ambition, then he labored plenty foreign workers to build the city. As soon as the city was completely built, he began to transfer the Government from Moscow to it. From then on, Saint Petersburg became the capital of all Russia. Catherine the Great (1762-1796) continued to build the City…
Estonian Independence Estonia, the northern most and smallest of the Baltic States, is also the most westernized and lies on the shores of the Gulf of Finland, between Russia in the east and Latvia in the south. Some 18,000 square miles in are, with a population of about 1.5 million people, it is a country of plains, marshes and forests, with as many as 1,500 lakes and 500 islands. The language is Finno-Ugric which is closely tied to that of Finland. On…
See the main two phases of history of Oslo, Norway. First, Norway as part of Denmark and Norway Independence. Norway as Part of Denmark | History of Oslo, Norway History of Oslo. In the 8th century, during Viking times, a settlement was built at the head of Oslo Fjord. It continued to grow and in 1048 Harold Hardrade, a Viking King, established a commercial town on the site. During the 12th century, various struggles occurred between rival contenders for…