Category: Scandinavia
County: Buskerud fylke. Altitude: 170 m (558 ft). Population: 20,000. Postal code: N-3600. Telephone code: 03. Turistkontor, Storgate 36; tel. 73 15 26. HOTELS. Grand, 166 Gyldenlove, 59 Norge, …
Beyond Vejle the road forks. Road 13 runs N to Silkeborg, while E3 bears NE for Horsens (pop. 44,000; Jorgensens Hotel, 110 Bygholm Parkhotel, 61 Thorsvang Motel, 20 Missionshotellet, …
The ecological balance of Lapland is extremely delicate, and visitors should be very careful not to disturb it. It may take many years for a tin can to rust …
Plant and Animal Life Plant Life. In spite of the climatic differences between the Atlantic coast and the interior, the boundaries between different vegetation zones for the most part …
The Stockholm skerries Between the southwest coast of Finland and the western coast of Sweden lies the largest fringe of skerries. Between Turku and the Aland Islands are swarms …
Province: Vasterbottens Ian. Region: Vasterbotten. Altitude: 20 m (66 ft). Population: 50,000. Postal code: S-90 … Telephone code: 0 90. Tn Umea Turistbyra, RSdhustorget, S-90247 UmeS: tel. 12 28 …
County: Buskerud fylke. Altitude: 97 m (318ft). Population: 12,000. Postal code: N-3500. Telephone code: 0 67. T Turistkontoret for Ringerike, A Rutebilstasjon (Bus Station); tel. 2 15 77. HOTELS. …
Valdemar conquers the German-Swedish Baltic territories and in 1214 compels the Emperor Frederick 11 to give them up; but is forced to abandon them after a defeat at Bornhoved …
Province: Norrbottens Ian. Region: Norrbotten. Altitude: sea level. Population: 68,000. Postal code: S-95 Telephonecode: 09 20. Turistbyra, Storgatan 35, S-95131 Lule ; tel. 9 30 00. HOTELS. SAS Globetrotter, …
Farther along Mannerheimintie from Aleksanterinkatu is the Old Student House (1870; destroyed by fire 1978), with two figures from the Kalevala, Vainamoinen and llmarinen. Beyond it is the New …