Venice

Venice is the capital of the region of Veneto in Italy. Venice is included, with Padua (Padova), in the Padua-Venice Metropolitan Area. The city stretches across numerous small islands in the marshy Venetian Lagoon along the Adriatic Sea in northeast Italy. The saltwater lagoon stretches along the shoreline between the mouths of the Po (south) and the Piave (north) Rivers. Venice is more tha ...

Date added: 04 April '06

Helsinki

Helsinki is the capital of Finland. Helsinki has a total population of 1,232,741 (2004). About the city: Helsinki is located in the southern part of Finland on the shore of the Gulf of Finland. The population of the municipality of Helsinki is about 560,000 (2005). The Helsinki urban region contains also the neighbouring municipalities of Espoo, Vantaa and Kauniainen, which are together call ...

Date added: 10 July '06