My daughter and I arrived at my parents' house a few hours ago. We stopped in Hämeenlinna along the way. I took these photos of the castle from the eastern shore of the lake. Lake Vanajavesi extends about

We decided to go on a little day trip to Hämeenlinna about 75 km from where we live. None of us had ever visited Jean Sibelius' birth home in the town center before. We visited his home, Ainola, in Järvenpää

My wife has a pile of papers and tests to correct. My daughter said she missed her grandparents. The two of us drove to Tampere to visit my parents for the weekend. We drove via Hämeenlinna and we took

A slightly longer route from Tampere to Lahti is via Hämeenlinna, the capital of the historical province of Tavastia (Häme). There is a medieval castle in Hämeenlinna built in the late 13th century. Modern