Helsinki Finland

tags: Suomi, Helsinki, Finland, travel, language, streaming video This charming little video attempts to teach me a few simple sentences in Finnish, so I thought you'd also enjoy it. I really wish I'd found these videos a few weeks ago [1:22].
tags: Suomi, Helsinki, Finland, travel, language, streaming video This video teaches me how to say "dammit" in Finnish -- I must be well-equipped to express myself while in Helsinki, don't you think? [0:42].
tags: Suomi, Helsinki, Finland, travel, language, streaming video This charming little video attempts to teach me a few questions in Finnish, so I thought you'd also enjoy it. I really wish I'd found these videos a few weeks ago [1:38].
tags: Suomi, Helsinki, Finland, travel, language, streaming video This video teaches me how to say "shit" in Finnish -- I must be well-equipped to express myself while in Helsinki, don't you think? [0:34].
tags: Suomi, Helsinki, Finland, travel, language, streaming video This charming little video attempts to teach me the days of the week in Finnish, so I thought you'd also enjoy it. I really wish I'd found these videos a few weeks ago [1:32].
tags: Suomi, Helsinki, Finland, travel, language, streaming video This charming little video attempts to teach me a few simple phrases in Finnish, so I thought you'd also enjoy it [1:27].
tags: Suomi, Helsinki, Finland, travel, language, streaming video This charming little video attempts to teach me a few simple phrases in Finnish, so I thought you'd also enjoy it [1:10].
tags: Helsinki Finland, travel, sightseeing Helsingin Luonnontieteellinen museo (The Helsinki Natural History Museum). This museum is affiliated with the University of Helsinki and is located in an old Russian gymnasium. Image: Wikipedia [larger view]. As the title says, one month from today, I will be on an eight-and-a-half hour flight from NYC to Helsinki, Finland! I will be there for eight days and I am very excited! Even though I am of Finnish ancestry, I know exactly nothing about Finland, so I am asking you, the experts, about what I should plan to see and do while I am there. So…