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Cities Helsinki in a Weekend: Sea Fortress, Rock Church and the Perfect Sauna

Suomenlinna, the white cathedral on Senate Square, Oodi library and a steam bath at Löyly by the Baltic — how to get th…

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Nature Lapland in Winter: Northern Lights, Huskies and a Castle Made of Snow

Aurora season from September to March, snowmobile and husky safaris, the slopes of Levi and glass igloos under the pola…

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Nature Northern Lights in Finland: Where, When and How to Watch the Sky Catch Fire

In Finnish Lapland the aurora appears on up to around 200 nights a year. Here is the full guide: the best spots from Sa…

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Nature Lake Saimaa and Finnish Lakeland: Islands, Seals and Sauna Smoke

Saimaa is Finland's largest lake — a 4,400 km² labyrinth of islands and straits, home to one of the world's rarest seal…

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Culture Finnish Sauna Culture: Steam, Ice Holes and Three Million Saunas

Inscribed on the UNESCO intangible heritage list, sauna is the soul of Finland: smoke saunas, ice swimming, birch whisk…

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Cities Turku and the Archipelago: Finland's Oldest City and a Sea of 20,000 Islands

Turku is Finland's oldest city and its former capital. Just offshore begins an archipelago of some 20,000 islands and s…

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Cities Rovaniemi: Meeting Santa Claus on the Arctic Circle

Santa Claus Village right on the Arctic Circle, half a million letters a year, the Arktikum museum and Alvar Aalto's re…

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Nature Finland's National Parks: 41 Gateways to the Wilderness

Nuuksio half an hour from Helsinki, the national landscape of Koli, Oulanka's Bear's Trail and the open fells of Laplan…

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Cities Tampere — Finland's City of Rapids, Saunas and Moomins

The largest inland city in the Nordics grew up between two lakes. Red-brick factories, the world's only Moomin Museum a…

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Food Finnish Food: Karelian Pies, Salmon Soup and the World's Biggest Coffee Habit

From Karelian pies with egg butter to creamy salmon soup, sautéed reindeer and salty liquorice — a practical guide to w…

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Culture Midsummer and the Finnish Summer — White Nights, Cottages and Bonfires

In late June the cities empty out and the whole of Finland moves to the lakeside. Juhannus, nightless nights, lakeside …

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Cities Porvoo and the Best Day Trips from Helsinki

Red riverside storehouses, cobbled lanes and Runeberg cakes — Porvoo is the perfect day trip. And once you have seen it…

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