Wordless Wednesday - Helsinki.

Uspenski Cathedral, Helsinki.

 Sibelius Park. I didn't get a photo of the monument as there were so many people around it. Apart from that I couldn't see the connection of the pipes to the composer. Click the link for a picture of it.

View from Helsinki harbour.

Baltic sunset.

I am joining Sandee at Comedy Plus for the blog hop.

Wordless Wednesday - Helsinki.

The statue of the Three Blacksmiths is a sculpture by Felix Nylund, located in the Three Blacksmiths Square at the intersection of Aleksanterinkatu and Mannerheimintie in Helsinki, Finland. This realistic statue, unveiled in 1932, depicts three naked blacksmiths hammering on an anvil.

 Of the three blacksmiths depicted, one is a master blacksmith holding an iron on the floor. The other two blacksmiths are hammering the iron. Nylund used wrestlers from the Jyry gymnastics and sports club as models for the blacksmiths’ bodies. The face of the blacksmith is that of the poet Arvid Mörne, the face of the blacksmith holding up the hammer is that of Nylund himself and the face of the blacksmith holding down the hammer is that of the sculptor Aku Nuutinen. It is said that the mason Paavo Koskinen and the policeman Sundström posed as models.

I am joining Sandee at Comedy Plus for the blog hop.

Wordless Wednesday - Helsinki.

Helsinki Cathedral.

 

Helsinki Central Railway Station

Helsinki Station

I am joining Sandee at Comedy Plus for the blog hop.

Baltics Cruise July/ August 2014, Helsinki

And so to our next port of call, Helsinki in Finland.
Karin, a fellow blogger from Finland, North happened to be in Helsinki the day before we arrived so she stayed overnight so she could meet up with us.

It was nice to be able to put a face to someone I had only spoken to through blogging before.

She was able to show us the sights and we started in the harbour area.

This is the sculpture of the Naked Blacksmiths and this is what is said about it:

The sculpture of the naked blacksmiths stands in the little square on the corner of Mannerheimintie and Aleksanterinkatu in the centre of Helsinki. Rumour has it that if a virgin passes a hammer will hit the anvil.

The sculpture was created by Felix Nylund in 1932. It survived the bombing in the Continuation War.

Upensky Cathedral built on the rocks.

some local scenery.

After a good day out, saying goodbye over a coffee.
Next stop, Stockholm.