The Dome of Uspenski Cathedral…

…that was seen in yesterday’s photo.

Autumn Stroll…

…with a view to Uspenski Cathedral.

Sunset Drive

Driving towards the market square at 10:30pm.

The days are getting shorter which makes it a bit easier to see some special light if you have to follow a normal daily schedule. Waking up on a workday to take a sunrise photo at 3.54am requires a lot of dedication.

Church Organ of Helsinki Cathedral

Johanneksen kirkko – St. John’s Church

Johanneksen kirkko, St. John’s Church, was built in the late 19th century and it is the biggest church of the capital.

Taken Over by the Flowers

As I said earlier, locals left the city for midsummer celebrations and summer vacations so just in a few days wild flowers conquered Senate’s Square
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Well, not really. Those who know Helsinki, do you know where I was when I took the photo?

Signs of Summer

The stairs of Helsinki Cathedral are a popular place to enjoy sunny days. It will get much more crowded during the summer.

Finns were among the last Europeans to adopt Christianity and are now among the first to abandon it. Atleast if you look at the number of people who go to church. These stairs are much more popular than the service inside the church.

Finnish Orthodox Church

Interior of Uspenski Cathedral, the main Finnish orthodox church.

Finnish orthodox church is one of the two state religions although only about 1% of the people belong to it. It was part of the Russian orthodox church till 1923 but today there is a clear separation. For example, Russians living in Helsinki are planning to build their own church here that wouldn’t be part of the Finnish orthodox church.

For Finnish orthodox, Easter is the most important event of the year.

More Touristy Circles

Yet Another Popular Helsinki Tourist Attraction

In yesterday’s theme day post about circles I had a photo of another tourist attraction. This one is the roof of Temppeliaukio “Rock” Church. Annually half a million people want to see a church that is inside a rock.

Keys to Heaven

St. Peter and the keys to heaven.

This is one of the twelve apostles statues of Helsinki Cathedral.

Storm clouds provided a pretty good background for St. Peter.