Travelling Finland with a Victorian view

Photo: Topfoto/LehtikuvaA party of bear hunters poses in Finland in the early 1900s by their cart, similar to those that Mrs Alec Tweedie and her sister would have used on their journey.

Nowadays almost everyone knows something about Finland: Finnish games (Angry Birds, Clash of Clans), ice hockey players (Mikael Granlund, Teemu Selänne), design brands (Marimekko, Iittala) and high-tech companies (Nokia, F-Secure). However, back in the late 1800s, things were quite different. We revisit the Finnish adventures of British author Mrs Alec Tweedie, whose book from the 1890s is now available online.

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