From 1937 to 1940, he served in Helsingfors, Finland. From Wordnik.com. [Sweden's Relationship with the British Empire and with Canada in Particular] Reference
It is the Finland-Swedish fund based in Helsinki aka Helsingfors that supports literature written in Swedish in Finland. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-04-01] Reference
Sweden has been engaged in completing the fortress of Sweaborg, near Helsingfors, which is said to be an exceeding strong place. From Wordnik.com. [The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. VIII] Reference
Granit matriculated at Helsingfors University in 1919. From Wordnik.com. [Ragnar Granit - Biography] Reference
They took Helsingfors (April 13) and Viborg (April 30). From Wordnik.com. [1918, Jan. 4] Reference
The capital is Helsingfors with a population of 111,000, including the. From Wordnik.com. [Russia As Seen and Described by Famous Writers] Reference
She would have said Helsingfors, but would not repeat the word used by Vronsky. From Wordnik.com. [Anna Karenina] Reference
Helsingfors in mid-winter has never fallen below that of Astrakhan, on the Caspian Sea. From Wordnik.com. [Russia As Seen and Described by Famous Writers] Reference
Helsingfors in your shirt-sleeves, and before coffee is served be sending home for a fur coat. From Wordnik.com. [Russia As Seen and Described by Famous Writers] Reference
At Helsingfors there is nothing, save the soldiery, to remind one of the proximity of Tsarland. From Wordnik.com. [Russia As Seen and Described by Famous Writers] Reference
Helsingfors where his father opened a firm dealing with sylviculture and forest produce and the son became a pupil of the. From Wordnik.com. [Ragnar Granit - Biography] Reference
A few years later, as a single mother, she was allocated municipal apartment in Kottby Käpylä, a suburb of Helsingfors. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2010-06-01] Reference
July 26 -- All ships and boats are forbidden to sail in the waters between Helsingfors and Yorkkele; and navigation between Sweden and. From Wordnik.com. [New York Times Current History: The European War from the Beginning to March 1915, Vol 1, No. 2 Who Began the War, and Why?] Reference
From twelve till four he was speaking on the telephone or waiting irritably for calls, calls from Helsingfors, from Stockholm, from Berlin. From Wordnik.com. [Ruined City]
I was strongly inclined to spend several weeks in Helsingfors. From Wordnik.com. [The Land of Thor] Reference
We had travelled by way of Helsingfors, Stockholm, and Hamburg. From Wordnik.com. [The Minister of Evil The Secret History of Rasputin's Betrayal of Russia] Reference
Helsingfors was founded by Gustavus Vasa in the sixteenth century. From Wordnik.com. [The Land of Thor] Reference
MS. collection of Finnish folk-tales at Helsingfors, said to exceed. From Wordnik.com. [Celtic Fairy Tales] Reference
Helsingfors two months ago regarding the reduction and weakening of the army. From Wordnik.com. [The Minister of Evil The Secret History of Rasputin's Betrayal of Russia] Reference
"In my young days I shipped aboard a bark plying between Helsingfors and New York.". From Wordnik.com. [A Rock in the Baltic] Reference
The harbor of Helsingfors derives a peculiar interest from its system of fortifications. From Wordnik.com. [The Land of Thor] Reference
The most striking feature of Helsingfors, as one approaches it from the sea, is the large. From Wordnik.com. [Foot-prints of Travel or, Journeyings in Many Lands] Reference
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