The first concerts in England and the trip to Paris

Route

Helsinki (boat)-Copenhagen (train ferry)-Lübeck-Berlin-Hannover-Osnabück-Antwerp-Oostende (ferry)-Dover-London-Birmingham-London.

Accommodation

Hotel Stadt Riga, Berlin
Hotel Langham, London

Route

London-Dover (ferry)-Oostende (train)-Brussels-Paris

Accommodation

Hotel de Bretagne, Paris
Avenue Marquerite 6 Le Vesinet (Olle Nykopp, away for 2 days)
Hotell Pavillon Henri IV, St. Germain (December-January)

Route

Paris (train)-Reims-Cologne-Hannover-Berlin. A trip to Leipzig.

Accommodation

Hotel Stadt Riga, Berlin

Return via Stockholm. (No information available on other parts of the journey)

During this long trip abroad Sibelius gave concerts in Liverpool, where he conducted his first symphony and Finlandia. In Paris he worked on Pohjola's Daughter, which still had the working title of Luonnotar.