Finnish Restaurants on Google Maps

Eat.fi is a comprehensive Google Maps based guide to restaurants in the biggest towns and cities in Finland.

It is possible to filter the restaurants shown on the map by type of restaurant, number of stars, cost of meals and by keyword (e.g. 'steak', fish' etc). Restaurants that are currently open are shown on the map by a green map marker.

If you mouse-over a restaurant's marker you can view quick ratings of the food, experience and value. The information window also reveals the type of food served and whether the restaurant is currently open. If you click on the marker you will be taken to full user reviews and ratings.

Eat.fi is available in Finnish, Swedish and English.

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Europe's Scenic Drives on Google Maps

Neste Green 100

Neste Oil in Finland have created this Google Map so that drivers can submit their favourite scenic drives. The map features scenic drives not just in Finland but throughout Europe.

Users can click on a map marker to view details of the submitted routes and can vote for their favourite drives. In the bottom left hand corner of the map the top ten drives, as voted by users of the map, are displayed. Clicking on any of the top ten drives will open the information window for the drive.

The map is in Finnish only.

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Finnish Google Maps Mashup Roundup

Intermediator

Intermediator is a website to help Finnish businesses find suitable office premises. Using Google Maps Intermediator’s clients can search specific areas for premises and filter by type and size.

Viva Premises
Viva Premises offers a similar solution for businesses looking for premises. It uses Google Maps to show the locations of office space available to rent or buy.

Kokouspaikat.com

The Kokouspaikat.com website uses Google Maps to help organisations find suitable conference venues in Finland. The site includes a multifaceted search engine and uses Google Maps to show the location of each venue in its database.

World Vision
Finland’s World Vision aims to help develop and enhance the living standards in the developing world. World Vision uses Google Maps to highlight areas in the world where the organisation has established projects. For example, here is the Google Map showing World Vision's projects in India.

All the maps above were produced with the help of Finnish Internet marketing company Really?

Tilannehuone.fi

Tilannehuone (Finnish for situation room) is a website tracking fires, car accidents, animal resues and environmental accidents in Finland.

Different map markers are used for each type of incident and each incident is mapped with a time and date.

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Street View Arrives in Norway & Finland

Google have released Street View imagery in Norway and Finland. There also seems to have been lots more Street View imagery added in Canada (including some ski runs taken by the Street View snowmobile), the USA, and Mexico.


Stortinget, Oslo


Uspenski Cathedral, Helsinki


Helsinki Cathedral

In Whistler, Canada there seem to have been a lot of ski runs added. I assume these must be related to the upcoming Winter Olympics. In these Street View images Pegman is wearing his ski gear.

Check out this amazing panorama from the top of London Mountain.


Whistler, Canada


Whistler, Canada

Hat-tip: Google Earth Blog

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