Dedicated to the outnumbered Finnish forces who pushed back Soviet forces during the conflict.

Walk along the medieval fortifications that have been protecting Tallinn since the 14th century.

This medieval Estonian tower provides access to a series of tunnels that have been home to soldiers, punks, and fine art.

A medieval setting reimagined into a unique art alley.

A monument commemorating the 852 lives lost in the sinking of the MS Estonia.

This church also serves as a lighthouse complete with a beacon.

This irregularly shaped sea fortress has defended not one but three different sovereign states.

The last surviving submarine from a strange chapter of Finnish history.

These enormous, stern-faced statues greet visitors with lanterns, and sometimes costumes.

This insurance company building reminds customers that witches, bears, and gnomes are out there, best be insured.

An abstract monument to a symphonic composer.

An alien church provides much needed silence in the midst of a Finland shopping center.

On a small island, a replica of a Finnish village from the Iron Age.

A small island dotted with old, historic Finnish buildings.

A subterranean house of worship carved right out of the bedrock.

Architecturally stunning library serves as the hub of Finnish scholarly life and culture.

Sweden's first Viking city is also the site of thousands of burial mounds.

A tiny town hall—in Sweden's one-time capital—might be the smallest in Europe.

Sweden's oldest street has not changed for nearly a millennium.

A Swedish phone box converted into an informal village library.

The single richest source of elemental discoveries in the world.

This centuries-old rooster survived a devastating fire.

This small museum nestled inside a souvenir shop is dedicated to Sweden's most well-known toy.

One of the earliest subway stations in Stockholm, which still looks like the 1950s.