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Frank Hellsten
People 
2019/04/072019/04/07

Interview with Frank Hellsten

Posted By: Håkan Mitts color photography, Helsinki, Interview

Frank Hellsten has made a big splash recently on Facebook with his colorized sailing and boating photos from Helsinki. The photos data back to

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City hopping eastern Gulf of Finland
Destinations and attractions 
2017/07/132021/01/22

City hopping in the eastern Gulf of Finland

Posted By: Håkan Mitts guest harbor, Gulf of Finland, Helsinki, Kotka, marinas in Finland

For many Finns, boating is about experiencing nature in the archipelago or on the lakes. But there is an other face to boating in Finland: the cities. Here is a one-week itinerary to visit four cities in the eastern Gulf of Finland.

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Stories from Finland 
2015/01/182017/01/06

Viaporin Tuoppi – yacht race for wooden boats

Posted By: Håkan Mitts classic yachts, Featured, Helsinki, sail racing in Finland, Suomenlinna, Viaporin Tuoppi

Viaporin Tuoppi, is the biggest race for wooden yachts in northern Europe. Each year the race collects up towards 200 sailing yacht for a day of yacht racing at the Suomenlinna fortress in the heart of Helsinki.

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People 
2014/12/152023/02/28

ARC Baltic experience, interview with Tina and Richard Exley

Posted By: Håkan Mitts Åland, ARC Baltic Rally, Archipelago sea, Featured, Helsinki, Interview

The World Crusing Club (of Atlantic Rally for Cruisers, ARC, fame) organized their first Baltic rally in August 2014. I had the pleasure of

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Stories from Finland 
2014/08/182023/02/28

ARC Baltic Rally 2014

Posted By: Håkan Mitts Åland, ARC Baltic Rally, Archipelago sea, Featured, Helsinki, Jurmo

The World Crusing Club (of Atlantic Rally for Cruisers, ARC, fame) has expanded into many new seas and oceans. This year the Club added

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Marinas and harbors 
2014/06/142021/01/22

105 Rocks – Helsingin Moottorivenekerho – marina

Posted By: Martin Edge 105 Rocks, Gulf of Finland, Helsinki, marinas in Finland, Martin Edge

There’s a few places to moor near the centre of Helsinki and, as you’d expect, a whole load of marinas around town. The one

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Everything else 
2013/08/132023/02/28

Helsinki Classic Yacht Week 2013

Posted By: Håkan Mitts classic yachts, Helsinki, Suomenlinna, Viaporin Tuoppi, video

The Helsinki Classic Yacht Week 2013 featured classic, wooden sail and power boats like never before. The center of the week’s activities were on

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By Gråhara, Jacob Hägg, 1911
Destinations and attractions 
2012/12/092021/04/24

Sailing areas in Finland: The waters around Helsinki

Posted By: Håkan Mitts Featured, Helsinki, Porkkala, sailing areas in Finland

Helsinki, the capital of Finland, is called the “daughter of the Baltic” and for a number of good reasons. The central parts of the

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