Author: Ville Katajamäki

  • Frozen Sea

    I walked near the sea at southern Kotka and took some photos of the sea and some other interesting things during the walk. First, here is a picture of the frozen sea at southern Finland. The HaminaKotka port can be seen at the right along with small islands. Here is a picture of the same…

  • The Soviet R-2 Missile and its Variants

    The R-2 missile was the second large rocket, that was built in the Soviet Union. Like the R-1, the R-2 was also based on the German A-4 (V-2) missile. The R-2 was basically a streched R-1 with double the range and payload weight. The missile had other improvements, such as a new engine and a…

  • Photos Along the Kymi River

    I walked along the Kymi river from near Leppä island to south towards Lankila. Here are some pictures I took along the way. While heading south, I walked across the Lankila suspension bridge. This last picture is from a bit north to the Langinkoski royal fishing house, and from the other side of the river.

  • The Soviet R-1 Missile and its Variants

    The R-1 missile was the first large rocket that was made in the Soviet Union. It was basically a copy of the German V-2 missile but made with parts that were built in the Soviet Union. The original V-2 missile was not useful as a weapon, since it was very inaccurate and was too expensive…

  • The Imperial Fishing House of Alexander III

    The imperial fishing house of the Russian emperor Alexander III is located on the Kymi river at Langinkoski. Today I walked past it and took some pictures from there. This is the imperial fishing house. There were some other buildings near the fishing house. An orthodox chapel and a staff or guard house.

  • Statues and Buildings in the parks of Kotkansaari + Lenin

    Today I went to the Kotkansaari island in Kotka. I went to all of the parks on the island to take some pictures. The parks did not look good during winter since all the plants were dead, so I decided to just photograph the different statues and buildings in the parks that looked nice. I…

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