Helsinki

I should mention the whole time we were in Finland the temperature was hovering in the region of 25-30 degreesC. (thats just to make you Kiwi's jealous)

getting off the ferry first thing in the morning we had a day to explore Helsinki, we spent ages wandering somwhat aimlessly though the city looking at historical buildings and looking for things like supermarkets.

This is the main Cathedral.

We also spent a lot of time chilling on the grass watching life (girls) go by, it seems everyone was doing the same thing - all of the seats outside the cafe's were lined up in rows facing the footpath.
Later in the day we made our way to our hostel on Suemonlinna Island, this was a Swedish fortress made to (unsuccessfully) repel the Russians.
Our hostel was nice enough, but quiet, so we went to explore the Island, and watch the girls.

Sunset over the city, looking from the ferry to our hostel, very nice!

We went out for the night, Nathan was the one who got quite drunk that night. We met some cool people but going out on a Tuesday night in any city is a recipe for "quiet".

The next day we pretty much did the same stuff. That night we went out to watch the Finland vs. Belgium football match at a outdoor beer garden with a massive screen. The atmospheere was pretty cool and I ended up yarning to an old Finn sitting beside us half the night.

Yea! Finland win 2-0!!