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Sandip Das
Posted: Sunday, Jan 04, 2009 at 2359 hrs IST
Updated: Sunday, Jan 04, 2009 at 2359 hrs IST

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You can keep digging for more such creative endeavours in few of the other museums like Bank of Finland Museum, Hotel and Restaurant Museum, Finnish Museum of Photography,

Theatre Museum and Design Museum. However, we cannot deny that Finland is associated more with Nokia than all these city structures put together.

Six days are not sufficient to feel the pulse of any country but the serene surroundings and its people leave a distinct mark.

A lesson I learnt from my short sojourn in Finland was that despite stark differences between the two countries, India still creates a buzz among the people.

Who says Finland is far? Finland has a direct connection with India. After all the non-stop Finnair flight from Delhi to Helsinki took only six hours — the same time that Shatabdi Express takes from Delhi to Lucknow. Let’s not compare the fares. ...

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» A comment to a detail in the article

Posted by Hasse on 2009-01-06 14:17:35.066357+05:30
A small comment to a detail in the article. Yes - taxation is hard on cars, but according to statistics there are approx. 570 cars per 1000 people in Finland which I have hard to see as being "a tiny section of the population". But - thanks for "honking the horn" for Finland!

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» hello there

Posted by safiye on 2009-01-05 15:52:17.624324+05:30
who ever writes about Finland writes one or two thing wrongly.Now it was about cars.Almost everyone owns a car...

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» Cars

Posted by Chris on 2009-01-05 15:44:38.930778+05:30
Hi, nice article but the issue about cars is false, we have the same amount / "density" of cars as other western european nations.

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» More than tiny section

Posted by saara on 2009-01-05 14:33:22.471559+05:30
I really wouldn't that only a tiny section of Finns own cars. Yes, the taxes are high and not everyone has a car, but the reasons are also in attitudes when people don't want to pollute the environment, so they prefer to use public transport.Also, quitemany leave their cars at home when heading to the center, it's easier to take the streetcar than try to park the car.

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» Almost everyone owns a car

Posted by Teemu on 2009-01-05 15:17:18.79868+05:30
There are 2,5 million cars in Finland and only 5,2 million people. As children and many of the elderly cannot drive a car, the percentage is well over 50%. You cannot see it in the cities; It is not practical or recommended to use the car there, but public transport.

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