This dizzying tower was built to better broadcast the 1980 Moscow Olympics.

The Guardian of Tallinn.

The oldest church in the Estonian capital is home to over 100 fantastical cemetery coats-of-arms.

Spend your honeymoon where the Devil had his wedding.

During the Soviet era, the spire of this longstanding church was used as a radio transmission tower.

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

This ten-ton fruit sculpture celebrates the Finland homeland.

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

One of the oldest structures in Helsinki is this burrow grave that dates back to the Bronze Age.

An abstract monument to a symphonic composer.

This former hospital was once one of the oldest mental health facilities in Europe.

Atop this electronic store resides a massive fighter jet.

This endearingly discomfited urinating statue commemorates the sneaky pees had by us all.

Finland's oldest astronomical observatory once played a crucial role in seafaring and timekeeping.

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

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.

This building featuring Brutalist architecture has a rich media production history.

Hundreds of signs pointing to the birthplaces of current Helsinki residents form stalactites on the ceiling of the cave-like Kamppi metro station.

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

The tiny, studious rodents greet visitors to the National Archives of Finland.

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

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

Inspired by the Rialto Bridge in Venice, these three clustered bridges were just one part of a Slovenian architect’s grand vision.