Helsinki: A Cultural History

by Neil Kent

Book Overview

Helsinki is one of the world's most northerly capitals, but it is by no means a city frozen in northern wastes. Situated along the southern shore of the Gulf of Finland, magnificent lakes and forests reach into Helsinki's urban heart, a rare event in today's world of suburban sprawl. The city's natural beauty, emphasized by parks and islands, is matched by an extraordinary cultural richness, the result of fruitful foreign influences and home-grown...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1566565448
• ISBN13: 9781566565448
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: Interlink Books
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.3" x 8.0"