Helsinki

Please notice the blue sky on all of these photos. It wasn't added artificially, but aurinko paistaa Suomessakin :-) (The sun also shines in Finland.) But sometimes it rains heavily. I don't know how it is in Germany at the moment, but here some trees start changing colour already.

The famous white cathedral can be seen from everywhere, also when you leave Helsinki by boat. The first picture shows Esplanadi, a nice street with trees, flowers and noble shops connecting the city centre and the harbour.

I am really happy to have my bike here. Not only because I save a lot of money by cycling (the tickets are quite expensive - as everything here), but I also feel more "at home" here when I can go everywhere independently by bike. And I see more of the city, for example I can sometimes use cylce paths through green areas. But especially close to the city cycling is no pleasure since there are not always bicycle lanes and cars often don't respect the bikers' rights... Here in Finland most bikers wear helmets.

You can find rocks in the middle of the capital at several places! The urban image is also characterised by lakes, bays of the baltic sea and the harbour from where you can often feel a steef breeze.