The Hanko peninsula stands at the southernmost tip of Finland jutting out into the Baltic Sea. It's a landmark for migrating birds who use it to navigate on their long journeys and a place to overfly and minimise the distance they are exposed over water. It is also historically of strategic military value and has been fought over by the British and Russians. The landscape is marked by gun positions and defences, most notably when the recently born sovereign state of Finland had to fight off overwhelming Russian forces through all of World War II. The Finns bought aircraft and armaments wherever they could get them using both British and German equipment. Although ridiculously outnumbered the Finns fought off the might of the Russian Army.
My photo shows a concrete block from an old gun position on the peninsula.......in the drizzle. There's something about the random spray paint on the concrete I like. It seems to blend with the landscape, and of course I love the iconic Hanko white beach huts in the background along Gunnarsstrand.
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