During the last decades of the 16th century, Finland and Karelia were the scene of restless and brutal disputes between the Swedish and Russian Empires. Small bands of local Finns and Karelians, would launch devastating raids deep into the territories of the Empires. During the summer of 1589, the town of Kandalaksha was burning, in […]
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Recently my wife and I celebrated our tenth wedding anniversary, and to celebrate, we took a relaxing trip to Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. Obviously, though, I had to find a memorial to make it an official Robinson adventure. Next to the central library, under the shade of a tree, sits an anchor and cannon,
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During the 1950’s Oulu was expanding, new construction was taking place on the outskirts of the city, many new buildings were for former soldiers and Karelian refugees. It was whilst during some road works near Koskelantie that 10 bodies were uncovered. It was soon discovered that these remains were not some grisly serial murder but
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