That's good afternoon in Finnish.
Welcome back to French Madame's third stop along the Baltic Sea: Helsinki in Finland!
Helsinki is Finland's capital and biggest city with about 600,000 inhabitants.
The Finnish language is immensely peculiar;
"Minä puhun vain hyvin vähän suomea."
I only speak very little Finnish.
Notice how many Ä's they use?
"Nähdään myöhemmin!"
See you later!
Anyway, we started our day in Helsinki with a walk through a parc.
![Helsinki, Finland](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7306/9444355987_20d1e252b1_z.jpg)
We then walked to the most popular site Helsinki has to offer, Helsinki Cathedral.
Built under the reign of Russian tsar Nicholas I.
![Helsinki, Finland](http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3738/9447141586_5f19c864e5_z.jpg)
![Helsinki, Finland](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7400/9447144134_b97462fd1b_z.jpg)
On top of the steps.
![Helsinki, Finland](http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3672/9447193058_1c7b967703_z.jpg)
Panoramic view from Helsinki Cathedral.
![Helsinki, Finland](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7369/9447208730_5af5c415e2_z.jpg)
Then we went to my favorite church, Uspenski Cathedral.
This church is set upon a hillside, overlooking the beautiful city.
I love the gothic-style building of the church.
When you've seen many churches, they all become similar but this one is truly one of a kind.
![Helsinki, Finland](http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5544/9444479087_3ec25bc383_z.jpg)
![Helsinki, Finland](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7386/9447261012_f37e9dcbfb_z.jpg)
Of course Helsinki is situated near water.
![Helsinki, Finland](http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3684/9444480649_0e2c975471_z.jpg)
And yet again, I ate...
Sachertorte.
![Sachertorte](http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5529/9394428647_cd73b73933_z.jpg)
Mint - brownie ice cream sundea.
![Mint - Brownie Ice Cream Sundea](http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3769/9397116870_8cceb0e873_z.jpg)
&nd a complete dessert buffet!
![Dessert Buffet](http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3759/9394429669_6bb16aafa3_z.jpg)
Miami Vice: piña colada & strawberry daiquiri.
![Miami Vice Cocktail](http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3666/9396919472_5b42ca326a_z.jpg)
Sorry!
Next stop: St. Petersburg, Russia!
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