FINLAND Tourism
The economy of FINLAND depends on its extraordinary wealth of forests. Fully 70% of its area is covered by coniferous forest, which provides the raw material for a flourishing …
Category: Scandinavia
Sightseeing in Stockholm
HELGEANDSHOLMEN, one of the three islands on which the first settlement developed, is reached by way of the Norrbro. The E end of the island is occupied by a …
Alesund Norway Central Map
County: More og Romsdal fylke. Altitude: sea level. Population: 40,500. Postal code: N-6000. Telephone code: 071. HOTELS. Norge, Kongensgate 27, 131 Grand Hotell, Lovenvoldsgate 8, 70 Havly, R. Ronnebergsgate …
NORWAY
In NORWAY neither geology nor climate are favourable to agriculture, and onlyjust over 3% of the country’s area is suitable for cultivation. In southern Norway corn and potatoes are …
Tampere Tammerfors Finland Map
Province: Hameen laani (Tavastehus lanHame). Altitude: 85 m (280 ft). Population: 175,000. Postal code: SF-33210. Telephone code: 9 31. Municipal Tourist Information and Con-gress Office, Aleksis Kivenkatu 14B; tel. …
Varmland Sweden Map
Provinces: Varmlands Ian, Orebro Ian. T Varmlands Turistrad, vS Box 323, S-65105 Karlstad; tel. (0 54) 10 21 60. The beauty of Varmland is in its scenic variety, its …
Ostersund Sweden Map
Ostersund, the only town in Jamtland and the administrative, economic and cultural hub of the province, is on elevated land above the E shore of the Storsjo. The town …
Traveling in Sweden
South German type, became the main type of animal ornament on the European continent. In Animal Style III, which developed in Scandinavia about 700, highly abstract animal figures are …
Lake Siljan Sweden Map
Lake Siljan, enclosed by gently rising hills with large areas of forest, lies in the heart of Dalarna (Dalecar-lia), with the Osterdalalv flowing in one end and out the …
Travel to Scandinavia
SURROUNDINGS. To the SE of the city (motor-boats from Market Square) is the Suomenlinna (Swedish Sveaborg) group of islands, with the remains of the 18th c. fortress. One of …