A village on the Arctic Circle outside Rovaniemi, the capital of Lapland, where you can meet Santa Claus all year round, send post from his post office, and cross the Arctic Circle line. There are reindeer and husky rides in winter.
In Rovaniemi, the Arktikum museum explains Arctic nature and the Sámi people. Northern lights tours run from September to March. It gets very cold in winter; the snow lasts from November to April.
Finnish Lapland is one of the best places to see the aurora borealis, from late August to early April.
A hill rising above Lake Pielinen in eastern Finland, with a view over forest and islands that inspired Sibelius and Finland's national romantic pain…
A medieval castle built in 1475 on a rocky island in the Saimaa lake district, the northernmost medieval stone fortress still standing.
The largest preserved wooden town in the Nordic countries, with around 600 colourful wooden houses on narrow streets, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
A national park of forest, lakes and rocky hills just 30 km from Helsinki, a great taste of Finnish nature, with well-marked trails, fire places, and…
A theme park on an island off the pretty old wooden town of Naantali, bringing to life Tove Jansson's Moomin stories, with the blue Moominhouse, char…
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