Helsinki(Finland)

so..again to Stockholm town..got that ferry to Helsinki..
I skipped the idea of visiting Turku and go straight to Helsinki..
these ferries..specially on weekends...were nothing more
for some Finns..or Swedes for that matter...
then a booze party..alcohol was taxfree on these crossings..
and booze was damn expensive..Stockholm-Helsinki is 15 hours
crossing..normally I never liked these ferries..they cost money..
but in this case..no other option..unless you go completely up
north and cross into Finland via Haparanda/Kemi..my plan was
to visit the lake regio of Savonlinna-Mikkeli-Jyvaskyla..but first
Helsinki..and getting out of Finland was again a ferry to Stockholm..
the trip Stockholm-Helsinki went O.K..lots of drunken dudes..
Helsinki town is a nice place..I slept 2 days rough in a city park..
Finnish people are nice people...their language is extremely different
then Sweden or Norway..a ravintola is a Finnish restaurant..
Helsinki has good street markets..where fruits and groceries can be
bought at reasonable prices...Finland used the Marka currency..
and it was cheaper then Sweden anyway..so..first day..bit strolling
around this city..a young dude..came to me..and gave me money to
buy a bottle of Finnish vodka..I did not ask his age..maybe underage?
these Finns are hooked on booze..specially in summer..I've been up in
Rovaniemi and Ivalo..way up north..these Lapps are stoned 24h/24h..
Helsinki central Railway station was very hectic..I learned a few words
of Finnish..usually the bad words first...I recall Helsinki days as sunny..
2 days was more then enough for me in this place..so i was gonna hitch
to Kotka the next day..the park where I slept was very safe..
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Tiger