Finnish Flower Power

One thing I was disappointed about in Russia were the public floral displays. In Moscow they had tried to spruce things up for the World Cup. We ran across the occasional bed of marigolds planted in military formation but then someone had forgotten to follow up with watering so the poor things would be dead. Here in Helsinki is the exact opposite.  There is a large botanical garden in the centre of town and the flowers in public squares and outside shops are outstanding.