Sunny Savonlinna amidst Finland's fabled lakes. 
We have our own Lake District in England, a beautiful area of lakes and mountains in Cumbria, our farthest north-west county. I didn’t expect the Finnish Lake District to be the same but it’s hard to appreciate that any two regions given the same appellat... more - travel report by davidx 

Helsinki [a touch of mystery about parentage] 
An Australian photographer I shared a room with in Sicily told me that, whereas Stockholm was immediately appealing, Helsinki is an acquired taste. That may be so, but, if it is, we took no more than 11 seconds to acquire it! The first time we went it was... more - travel report by davidx 

Mariehamn - lovely capital of Åland 
Situated on the main island of the Ålands, roughly half way between the Finnish mainland and Sweden, Mariehamn has coasts on both sides, about twenty minutes walk apart but a long way by sea right round the South of the island. The ferry quays are on the... more - travel report by davidx 

Huskytour an der Finnisch/Russischen Grenze 
Wir sind mit Finnair von Düsseldorf über Helsinki nach Kajaani geflogen. Wegen der recht hohen Kosten für diesen Linienflug haben wir auch in Betracht gezogen, mit dem Wohnmobil nach Kuhmo zu fahren. Nach genauerer Kalkulation hat sich das jedoch nicht ge... more - travel report by biauwe.de 

My University Town 
It is here in TURKU that I got the chance to start my University studies and spent 7 wonderful years! ..... Turku is only 175 KM from Helsinki which is a 2 - 2,5 hours drive by car or bus. ...... Nowadays my only reason to come to Turku is my dentist, who... more - travel report by lysdor 

Turku Finlands oldest city 
Turku Archipielago:an excelent idea for spending holidays. here you find the most beautiful island in the worlds most beautiful archipielago.It is bound to be one of the approximately twenty thousand islands to choose from Archpielagos trail:you can get t... more - travel report by evysuhonen 

Lappland in Winter 
We had a direct finnair flight from zurich to kittilä. From there a Bus took us over 200 km of snow and ice covered finnish roads to kakslauttanen where our cottage stood. The Bus driver drove with 80km/h to 100km/h over this slippery road it was not to g... more - travel report by mortimer 

Finland - Suomi 
Finland has alot to offer due to the different seasons. In the winter, you can go skiing, snowboarding, snowmobiling, and do all kinds of winter sport.. And In the summer time, day is longer than night and it is a good time to go hiking or camping in the... more - travel report by heatherina 

Tuusula Museum-Road Trail 
I recently had the idea to visit the place where one of Finnish great composer was living. The reason was quite obvious as I live next to his monument I had to visit the home of Jean Sibelius. I headed North to Järvenpää (38 KM from Helsinki) by car (ease... more - travel report by lysdor 

 
Helsinki is the perfect example of a city mixed with nature. The finn way of life is based on that respect to mother nature that provides forests, lakes, and fantastic natural resources. Helsinki is a little surprise in the middle of the winter. I feel pr... more - travel report by eesti..