Finnish Lapland is one of the best places to see the aurora borealis, from late August to early April. Saariselkä, a small resort in the far north beside the Urho Kekkonen National Park, is famous for its glass igloos, where you watch the sky from your bed.
Try husky and reindeer safaris, snowshoeing, and cross-country skiing. The Sámi museum Siida in Inari is excellent. Fly to Ivalo, 30 minutes away.
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 offi…
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 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…
Turku, Finland's oldest city and former capital, has a 13th-century castle at the mouth of the Aura River, one of the largest medieval buildings in F…
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