Helsinki, Finland
Pohjola Insurance Building
This insurance company building reminds customers that witches, bears, and gnomes are out there, best be insured.
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Helsinki, Finland
This insurance company building reminds customers that witches, bears, and gnomes are out there, best be insured.
Suomussalmi, Finland
Menacing or in memoriam, the Silent People and their meaning are left to interpretation.
Leppävirta, Finland
Hidden deep in a forest is this geological wonder carved by glaciers.
Helsinki, Finland
A small island dotted with old, historic Finnish buildings.
Helsinki, Finland
An abstract monument to a symphonic composer.
Ruokolahti, Finland
Legend has this precariously placed rock was placed by giants. Science has another explanation.
Helsinki, Finland
An alien church provides much needed silence in the midst of a Finland shopping center.
Helsinki, Finland
A subterranean house of worship carved right out of the bedrock.
Helsinki, Finland
Architecturally stunning library serves as the hub of Finnish scholarly life and culture.
Helsinki, Finland
A lovingly curated curio shop in which the taxidermy wear newspaper party hats, and peanut shells are spread across every surface.
Narva, Estonia
A statue of the Soviet leader still stands in a quiet corner of Estonia’s most Russian city.
Haapsalu, Estonia
Explore 150 years of Estonian rail history in a terminal once built for Tsar Nicholas II.
Alatskivi, Estonia
A wealthy aristocratic family built this Disney-worthy, fairy-tale castle.
Tallinn, Estonia
This 16th-century cemetery became a recreational park during the Soviet occupation—today it's a little bit of both.
Linnaka, Estonia
Inside this medieval church resides a unique set of murals.
Tallinn, Estonia
A massive tribute to Estonian history and culture.
Tallinn, Estonia
A series of concentric circles represented a bold new experiment in socialist urban planning, and it notoriously difficult to get around.
Valaste, Estonia
This stunning limestone waterfall is the highest in Estonia.
Tallinn, Estonia
During the Soviet era, the spire of this longstanding church was used as a radio transmission tower.
Hullo, Estonia
Hundreds of unusual wheel crosses poke above the earth in this small Estonian cemetery.
Madise, Estonia
Tombstones buried in overgrown grass mark the deceased occupants of this abandoned graveyard.
Koogi, Estonia
The widest natural waterfall in Estonia is a sight to see in all seasons.
Tartu, Estonia
The labyrinthine home of the National Archives of Estonia is an experimental blend of architecture, art, and history.
Ämari, Estonia
This soviet pilot's graveyard is filled with headstones made of airplane fins.