After a trip across the Baltics from Estonia to Poland, I decided to return to Estonia via a flight to Finland rather than taking a 20-hour bus across Europe… I stayed on the small island of Suomenlinna, which is beautiful and full of interesting history. Seriously, visit the museum on the island while you’re there!
![Helsinki boat port at night](https://hackology.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/DSC0014.jpg)
Helsinki boat port at night
![My first boat trip in a decade](https://hackology.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/DSC0015.jpg)
My first boat trip in a decade
![A beautiful day](https://hackology.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/DSC0057.jpg)
A beautiful day
![Bridge between islands](https://hackology.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/DSC0060.jpg)
Bridge between islands
People had told me beforehand that Helsinki is small, and from the air it looked quite small. So after leaving the airport, I decided to jog to the boat port instead of using Finland’s very nice public transport. What I thought would be a 30-minute jog took almost three hours; Helsinki airport is not actually in Helsinki but is in Vantaa. Memo to self: Check the damn map next time.
![Helsinki at night](https://hackology.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/DSC0016.jpg)
Helsinki at night
![Artillery](https://hackology.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/DSC0113.jpg)
Artillery + me being immature