Street View Finland was opened today.

Example of the very famous tourist attraction Helsinki Cathedral:

http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=60.169858,24.952263&spn=0,359.997267&z=19&layer=c&cbll=60.169863,24.952457&panoid=l0OH8kF7TN41IheOw9Ee7Q&cbp=12,357.25,,0,-13.55

A quick look shows that register plates and faces are being blurred correctly.

From Maps.google.fi "Näsinneula" in Tampere

http://maps.google.fi/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=fi&geocode=&q=n%C3%A4sinneula&sll=61.498023,23.764859&sspn=0.355187,1.399384&g=tampere&ie=UTF8&hq=N%C3%A4sinneula&hnear=N%C3%A4sinneula&ll=61.501959,23.744032&spn=0,359.912539&z=14&layer=c&cbll=61.502075,23.743994&panoid=0UOAPeVYQu2jMgqEfL4EkA&cbp=12,3.63,,0,-11.07

Canada was updated too! Now all small cities in south quebec are available and a lot more coverage in others provinces.

Bad register plate blurring...

http://maps.google.fi/?ie=UTF8&ll=60.99745,24.461858&spn=0,359.825077&z=13&layer=c&cbll=60.99749,24.46206&panoid=km-mDBN1UIIB6qd8J-K99g&cbp=12,240.89,,1,14.98

Odd places being covered in Finland:
http://maps.google.fi/maps?layer=c&cbll=60.845562,26.697757&cbp=12,258.4,,0,8.09&ved=0CBkQ2wU&ei=pkBxS-u8FsqoOKWGwYsG&ie=UTF8&ll=60.845562,26.697757&spn=0,337.609863&z=6&panoid=3PwLii6xRqhLgCYqwgIpeg

Some street signs have been blurred too.

Reindeers
http://maps.google.fi/?ie=UTF8&layer=c&cbll=69.862625,27.006809&panoid=TLGP2yhj_GSIrxIXhnXQ6Q&cbp=12,21.65,,0,10.83&ll=69.862625,27.006809&spn=0,336.730957&z=6

Nice weapon
http://maps.google.fi/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=fi&geocode=&sll=60.205369,25.075264&sspn=0.007975,0.01929&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=M%C3%A4t%C3%A4kivenm%C3%A4ki&layer=c&cbll=60.358746,25.011589&panoid=Vgjnp_4dK8okdHnqtDExHQ&cbp=12,138.32,,0,23.76&t=h&ll=60.358746,25.011589&spn=0,357.09137&z=9
from winter to summer , only one click.
http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&layer=c&cbll=65.002097,25.52916&panoid=JMSXvyDgKtIyM0xcJlp7cw&cbp=12,306.85,,0,-3.45&hq=&hnear=Helsinki,+Suomi&ll=65.002265,25.528665&spn=0,359.977276&z=16

A good shot from Lapland!

But about the quality of face blurring, not good, from Vaasa:
http://maps.google.fi/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=fi&geocode=&q=vaasa&sll=60.997135,24.460301&sspn=0.045444,0.174923&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Vaasa&layer=c&cbll=63.093525,21.617273&panoid=BMolDOPKau-5tNxocE-oug&cbp=12,299.32,,1,8.75&ll=63.093569,21.61751&spn=0.042104,0.174923&z=13

http://maps.gstatic.com/mapfiles/cb/mod_cb_easter_eggs/winter_olympic_peg/winter_olympic_peg_000.png

Icon at olympics

They really cover all the interesting places in Finland:

http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=60.545791,27.091062&spn=0,359.986203&z=16&layer=c&cbll=60.545504,27.090754&panoid=T0zplq865WW3Ai0R9RJOoA&cbp=12,51.2,,0,6.96

Still no Ireland D:

mutteriP: Nice finding, it is photographed by bike. Difficult to say why, but Summa area is near
(http://www.google.fi/hamina)

Juha-Matti it's hard to find great places to watch on Street View in Finland. There are two things: trees, and tourists bus. Everywhere.

it rox!

Some background info:

Job announcements Feb/Mar '09
http://blogoscoped.com/forum/150921.html
http://blogoscoped.com/forum/152223.html

Google said the release will take about half a year.

Local news coverage in Finnish:
http://www.hs.fi/kotimaa/artikkeli/Suomen+katun%C3%A4kymi%C3%A4+julki+Googlen+Street+View+-palvelussa/1135252741541

Funniest pictures collection:
http://www.iltalehti.fi/digi/2010021011086333_du.shtml

http://static.iltalehti.fi/digi/google_8_TM10_410_du.jpg

Also one face of the Lyhdynkantajat statues was blurred:
http://kuvat2.iltasanomat.fi/iltasanomat/iDoc/1916696-kivimiessisa.jpg

TOMHTML: We have so much snow and trees under snow that we need a special vehicle here ;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJ4pgcrJU8c

Cool that you found all off those tourist busses, the photographing period was mid-Summer here in Finland.

Big brother is watching
http://i47.tinypic.com/2qbt4x0.jpg

  
Need An Ambulance ?
http://maps.google.fi/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=fi&geocode=&q=piettasenkatu+26+tampere&sll=60.166388,24.943621&sspn=0.000674,0.002401&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Piettasenkatu+26,+33580+Tampere&t=h&layer=c&cbll=61.496635,23.90841&panoid=GaveIoj5N16ACXzcm2mcGQ&cbp=12,249.73,,1,17.92&ll=61.496548,23.90846&spn=0.001541,0.005681&z=18

In Finland pictures were taken at a considerable height, or...

http://maps.google.fi/maps?source=s_q&hl=fi&geocode=&q=viitaniemi&sll=62.270638,25.770493&sspn=0.037061,0.154324&g=tyypp%C3%A4l%C3%A4ntie+jyv%C3%A4skyl%C3%A4&ie=UTF8&hq=viitaniemi&hnear=Tyypp%C3%A4l%C3%A4ntie,+40250+Jyv%C3%A4skyl%C3%A4&split=1&t=h&layer=c&cbll=62.27141,25.697501&panoid=PA5DLZxiE_2ro1-n_rpMGw&cbp=12,36.2,,1,11.7&ll=62.271397,25.697536&spn=0,359.912539&z=14&iwloc=A

What do you think?

'The most beautiful views' collection was published today at

http://www.tietoviikko.fi/kaikki_uutiset/article373533.ece

Shots covered at new blog Streetview Finland

http://www.streetviewfinland.com/

and Finland category at Googe Street View Gallery

http://streetviewgallery.co rank.com/tech/all/cat/upcoming/finland

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Clare

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