Finland Photo Gallery - Weeks 1~2

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1 -  Crossing the Öresund Bridge
  on our outward drive to Finland		 2 - Spring morning on the Swedish shore of the Öresund at Lomma 3 - Busy traffic on the Swedish
    motorway to Stockholm!		 4 - Peaceful pine and birch woods
  at Kapellskärs Camping

5 - Departing Kapellskär in Sweden
    by ferry for the Åland Islands		 6 - The wooded hilltop setting of
 Söderhagen Camping in Eckerö		 7 -  Sun sparkling across the sea
 at Degersand wild beach		 8 - Åland post-windmill at
  the Eckerö hamlet of Torp

 
9 - Post House built at Storby
by Tsarist Russia  		10 - 13th century Church of
 St Lars at Kyrkoby in Eckerö		 11 - Sankta Catherina Kyrka
  at Kattby in Hammarland		 12 - Green Sandpiper among reeds at Ramsholmen Wooded Meadow

 
13 - White Wood Anemones
at Ramsholmen wooded meadow		 14 - Elderflower Orchids at
     Nåtö Nature Walk		 15 - Sandösunds Camping
   on Vårdö Island		 16 - Åland red granite and scattered pines on Lövö Nature Walk

 
17 - Chain-ferry across the
 1.5km sound to Simskäla		 18 - Vårdö's stone church
  dated 1786		 19 - A hospitable welcome
   at Prästö Camping		 20 - 13th century carved altar triptych at Sund Church

 
21 - Bilberry flowers growing
    in the Lånbergen woods		 22 - Enjoying the excellent beers at
  Stallhagen Pub-microbrewery		 23 - Traditional post-windmill at
 Jan Karlsgården Åland Skansen		 24 - 13th century Church of
   St Mary at Kvambo in Saltvik

 
25 - Interior of St Mary's Church
  at Kvambo in Saltvik		 26 - St Michael's Church
 at Pålsböle in Finström		 27 - Bridge over Bomarsund Sound with fortress remains in background 28 - Surviving section of Bomarsund Fortress' granite faced walls

 
29 - Surviving section of Notviks
 Tower with cannon embrasures		 30 - Cannons with Romanov imperial
 crest recovered from Notviks Tower		 31 - Red granite fell-side dotted with pines on Bomarsund walking circuit 32 - Hepatica (Hepatica nobilis)
 growing on Prästö Island

 
33 - Granite slabbed fell-side summit plateau of Ångsbergen on Prästö 34 - Departing Mariehamn harbour
   with sailing ship Pommern		 35 - Waving farewell to the Ålands
  from the ferry stern flag		 36 - 14th century church on Nagu
  Island in Turku Archipelago

 
37 - Ferry between Nagu-Nauvo and Korpo Islands in Turku Archipelago 38 - Medieval wall-paintings and altar triptych at St Mikael Church Korpo 39 - On board the
  Galtby~Houtskär ferry		 40 - The delightful setting of
  Saariston Lomskeskus on Mossala
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