Helsinki, Finland
'Oma maa mansikka'
This ten-ton fruit sculpture celebrates the Finland homeland.
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Helsinki, Finland
This ten-ton fruit sculpture celebrates the Finland homeland.
Helsinki, Finland
These enormous, stern-faced statues greet visitors with lanterns, and sometimes costumes.
Helsinki, Finland
The last surviving submarine from a strange chapter of Finnish history.
Helsinki, Finland
This church also serves as a lighthouse complete with a beacon.
Helsinki, Finland
This irregularly shaped sea fortress has defended not one but three different sovereign states.
Helsinki, Finland
An abstract monument to a symphonic composer.
Stockholm, Sweden
The apartment where Pippi Longstocking came to life.
Stockholm, Sweden
Stockholm's tiniest statue is of a small boy looking at the Moon.
Stockholm, Sweden
An ancient Viking runestone hidden in plain view in Stockholm's old town.
Stockholm, Sweden
Now a hotel, this former bank was the site of a robbery that spawned a psychological phenomenon.
Stockholm, Sweden
It houses the remains of a 17th-century version of the Titanic.
Stockholm, Sweden
This Stockholm light tower can be controlled by anyone with a smartphone.
Oslo, Norway
The design of this beautifully crafted building was inspired by Norwegian glaciers.
Oslo, Norway
In downtown Oslo, a menacing and terrifying relief clings to a church wall.
Oslo, Norway
This floating sculpture of ice is a poignant reminder of nature's power.
Oslo, Norway
This handsomely carved wooden church is more than 800 years old.
Oslo, Norway
One man's exploration of the human form, including the bizarre and delightful "Man Attacked by Babies."
Oslo, Norway
Once silenced for being off-key, this bell has found a new voice as an interactive public artwork.
Oslo, Norway
A celebration of Norwegian independence, or public art gone wrong?
Copenhagen, Denmark
The art museum is decorated with creatively remodeled pre-Nazi swastikas.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Positioned outside a church, this sinister folkloric figure incited protests in both 1902 and 2002.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Copenhagen's celebrated theme park and gardens.
Copenhagen, Denmark
The only surviving piece of Copenhagen's 16th-century defensive wall.
Copenhagen, Denmark
The world's first combination ski slope and power plant.