Finland
and Estonia
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Finland |
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The open-air museum on the island of Seurasaari is located a pleasant bus ride from the main terminal and was very enjoyable. We have always enjoyed visiting open-airs and along with the National Museum, we gained a good understanding about the history and culture of the Finnish people. |
The Lapland cabin that was constructed from logs transported from the south, as conifer trees do not grow in the Utsjoki region of Finland, which is a municipality in Finland far to the north.  |
Below left is a photograph of a small storehouse from Lapland, mounted on the top of a sawed-off tree to prevent bears and wolverines from reaching the reindeer meat stored far above thier reach and on the below right is nineteenth 19th Century Magpie Mill built on a tenant farm in South Finland. 
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The church boat below had fourteen sets of oars, was over seventy feet long and could carry over one hundred people to church.  |