A hill rising above Lake Pielinen in eastern Finland, with a view over forest and islands that inspired Sibelius and Finland's national romantic painters. The Ukko-Koli summit is reached by a short walk from the hotel and visitor centre.
In summer, walk the trails and take a ferry across the lake; in winter, ski. The visitor centre explains the area's nature and culture. It's near Joensuu, in North Karelia.
A medieval castle built in 1475 on a rocky island in the Saimaa lake district, the northernmost medieval stone fortress still standing.
A church carved directly into solid rock, opened in 1969, with walls of raw stone and a copper dome lit by a ring of skylights.
An 18th-century fortress built across six islands at the entrance to Helsinki's harbour, 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 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…
The largest preserved wooden town in the Nordic countries, with around 600 colourful wooden houses on narrow streets, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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