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ART TREASURES OF MEDIEVAL FINLAND Though medieval ecclesiastical art of both Finnish and non-Finnish origin can be seen in Finland to some extent in museums, the bulk of it is still to be found in churches. The medieval churches are in themselves important monuments and have over the centuries...

The Land and the PeopleTopographyThe soil, consisting mainly of moraine deposits left by ice age glaciers, is usually so thin that the topography follows the contours of the archaean bedrock. Most of the country is low lying, rising gradually from SSW to NNE up to the fell districts of Lapland. The...

Iso Kirkkokatu in 1814 according to a water-colour by C. L. Engel. (Helsinki University Library) Blick auf die Kirchenstrasse und den Dom zu Turku 1814 nach einem Aquarell von C. L. Engel. (Univ.-Bibl. Helsinki) Turku -The Oldest Town in Finland Turku - Finnlands älteste Stadt Turku is an...