PILOT EUROPE: FINLAND & BALTIC STATES
ISBN
PG0054
Price Euro
$21.50 Euro
Availability
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Publisher
Pilot Productions
Binding
video
Duration
50 minutes, approx
Language
english
Age
secondary, adult
Level
intermediate, upper-intermediate, advanced, proficiency
Situated in the north east of Europe, Finland is closely linked with its Scandinavian neighbours whilst the Baltic States of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia have only recently escaped communist rule.

Neil Gibson visits the three capitals of the Baltic States before taking the ferry to Finland and finally heading north to the forests and lakes of Karelia.

Along the way ...
  • Go bargain hunting at the Ganunai flea market outside Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania
  • Attend the Rasa midsummer nights festival in Lithuania, one of the biggest days in Pagan calendar
  • Shop in Riga, the Estonian capital, often known as the Paris of Eastern Europe
  • Visit the former Nazi concentration camp of Salapils, just outside Riga
  • Get a ride on the Helsinki pub tram
  • Enter the mad wife carrying competition to win your wife's weight in beer!