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Traveling in Scandinavia

editor — Sun, 12 Feb 2017 06:36:00 +0000

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 cut right across Scandinavia; for the growing period, which is determined by temperatures in spring and autumn, is less affected by differences between east and west and tends rather to become shorter in stages from south to north, while the light conditions which play such an important part in plant growth also vary with latitude. As well as this, of course, the vegetation of the mountain regions is affected by differences

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Scandinavia Travel

editor — Sat, 04 Feb 2017 14:37:00 +0000

Climate Extending as it does for more than 1800 km (1100 miles) from north to south, Scandinavia shows great climatic variations. Denmark and southern Sweden, with their cool, temperate maritime climate, lie in a region of transition to the Central European climatic zone (annual rainfall between 400 and 800 mm (160 and 320 in.), maximum rainfall in August, autumn and winter storms in the west, very changeable weather). Norway, extending far beyond the Arctic Circle, has Arctic climatic features only in those parts of northern Lapland which lie far from the sea, with temperatures occasionally falling as low as about

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Travel routes Scandinavia

editor — Thu, 26 Jan 2017 17:49:00 +0000

HOTELS. Patria, Kauppakatu 21, 120 Polar, Helsingintie, 117 Kylpylaitos-Spa, Ainonkatu 17, 60 Viikinkihovi, Valtakatu 41, 82 Hospiz, Valtakatu 40, 91 b.: Karelia-Park, Korpraalinkuja 1, 260 b. (June-August only). YOUTH HOSTEL. CAMPSITE. RESTAURANTS. Sirmakka, Valtakatu 36; Prinsessa Armaada, in an old Lake Saimaa cargo boat in the harbour. EVENTS. Folk music and dancing (June); Humppa dance marathon (July); open-air concerts three times a week and occasional open-aii theatre performances during the months of June, July and August. SPORTS and RECREATION. Tennis, golf, bowling. The Finnish town of Lappeenranta (Villmanstrand), on the S side of the Lappvesi, was founded by Queen Christina

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Travel to Scandinavia

editor — Thu, 22 Sep 2016 15:48:00 +0000

Denmark proper and the Faeroe Islands together are slightly smaller than Vermont and New Hampshire combined. Greenland, largest island in the world (857,159 sq. mi.), is part of Denmark under the constitution of June 5, 1953. Jutland is the only part of Denmark not an island. The name Jutland is appropriate: the peninsula juts out from West Germany, a place of farms. Raincoats and umbrellas are important in Denmark travel. Arhus, the unofficial capital of Jutland, is highly recommended as a place to use as a base when visiting the peninsula of Jutland. Located in the center of Jutland, all

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