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Helsinki is one of the world's most northerly capitals, but it is by no means a
city frozen in northern wastes. Situated along the southern shore of the Gulf of
Finland, magnificent lakes and forests reach into Helsinki's urban heart. The
Finnish capital offers a spectacular display of architecture and design: from
the neoclassical magnificence imposed by a Russian Czar to the modernist chic of
Nordic functionalism. Neil Kent explores the history and culture of the
"Daughter of the Baltic," a small fishing village that became a powerhouse of
design and technology. Through such differing cultural phenomena as saunas,
railway stations and tango, he explains why Helsinki
Helsinki is one of the world's most northerly capitals, but it is by no means a
city frozen in northern wastes. Situated along the southern shore of the Gulf of
Finland, magnificent lakes and forests reach into Helsinki's urban heart. The
Finnish capital offers a spectacular display of architecture and design: from
the neoclassical magnificence imposed by a Russian Czar to the modernist chic of
Nordic functionalism. Neil Kent explores the history and culture of the
"Daughter of the Baltic," a small fishing village that became a powerhouse of
design and technology. Through such differing cultural phenomena as saunas,
railway stations and tango, he explains why Helsinki