FINLAND
"Helsinki is quite pleasantly distinctive compared with the other three Scandinavian capitals, but deserves equal praise."
- Chef for Sail 3

Enjoying a walk around Helsinki

Helsinki Cathedral

Bad Bad Boy Statue

Uspenski Cathedral

A stunning day to arrive into Helsinki

Cruising into Helsinki

The Old Town

A first-rate harbour


View from my galley

Finnish Market food





Gravalax

Hot Smoked Salmon





The best of Wild Mushrooms

Seafood selection





Simple methods with mouthwatering results

Helsinki Market

Helsinki Market













Fresh and Organic


Foraging is popular in Finland

Finland has ten trees for every person in the world

Icebreaker's parked up for the summer

Esplanadi Park downtown

Long lunch

A lovely Finnish classic sailing yacht

Summer cottage and sauna

Bad Bad Boy pissing statue

Excellent produce

Raspberry Souffle with local berries

That's a big boat

Scenic downtown train ride

Finland has 187,888 lakes like this

Traditional Summer Cottage & Sauna

Sad to leave

Finland has 5.5 million people and over three million saunas

Dinner time while cruising to Estonia