From the moment I stepped off the airport shuttle on the eastern side of Helsinkiâs Railway Square, I felt small. In front of me, Helsinki Railway Station dominated the square, its arch-shaped faÃ§ade guarded on either side by enormous, lamp-wielding statues. Everywhere I looked was a succession of large and beautiful buildings, testaments to the creativity of 19th- and 20th-century architects.
With its 38,346,279 people, Poland is the 34th largest country in the world by population. It is the 70th largest country in the world by area with 312,685 square kilometers.
General information. Organiser. The characteristic trait of this regionâs landscape is the system of 17 postglacial lakes, usually narrow, long and deep. Two of the biggest and relatively cleanest lakes in the Greater Poland are located here, namely Powidz Lake and SkorzÄcin Lake. Most of the lakes are connected with a system of water-courses and artificial channels.