Welcome to our posts about Finland – that so-called cold country (it’s actually warm in summer) in the north of Europe. It’s the home of Santa Claus, the sauna, white summer nights, and a lot of dedicated ice-hockey fans.
Join us while we discover what Finland has to offer – from delicious food to funny incidents. Don’t forget to leave a comment if you have any questions or thoughts!
Visited: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
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This is Jyväskylä, the largest city in Finland that does not have a Swedish version of its name. It is in the region of Central Finland, in an area that is known as the Finnish Lakeland. The city has a population of around 144.000 inhabitants, making it the 7th largest town in Finland. Almost 97%…
Oulu, also known by its Swedish name Uleåborg, is a city in northern Finland. It is the capital of the region of North Ostrobothnia. It is with its around 185.000 inhabitants the largest town in Northern Finland and it is the center of the fourth largest urban area in Finland. Only Helsinki, Tampere, and Turku…
Nastola is a small village in the region of Päijänne Tavastia in southern Finland. It was for a long time the seat of its own municipality but is since 2016 a part of Lahti Municipality. The urban area in the village has approximately 12.000 inhabitants, . These figures include a few nearby villages as well….
Kustavi is a village along the Baltic Sea coast in southwestern Finland. Even though it is unilingually Finnish, it is also known by its Swedish name Gustavs. The village is the seat of the local municipality and a gateway to the Åland Archipelago. The Kustavi Municipality is one of the smallest in Finland, with almost…
Right next to the border between Finland and Sweden you will find the town of Tornio. Together with its twin city Haparanda, just across the border, it creates one of a few urban areas this far north in Europe. Tornio is the seat of the local municipality, a municipality that has a population of around…
Uusikaupunki is a town in Southwestern Finland, along the coast of the Baltic Sea. Founded at the time the area was still a part of Sweden, it is also known by its Swedish name Nystad. Both versions of the name mean “the new town”. It is a town with a long tradition of building wooden…
Welcome to the southernmost point in Finland with the midnight sun! This is Aavasaksa, a hill as well as a settlement in Finnish Lapland. Directly at the border with Sweden, the distinct hill makes it possible to see far into both countries. The hill has a height of 242 meters and is home to the…
Welcome to Turku! It is the oldest town in Finland and its former capital. Known by many by its Swedish name Åbo, this town has a long history, being a part of Sweden, Russia, and eventually Finland. Turku is today the center of the sixth-largest municipality in Finland, with a population of around 195.000 inhabitants….
One of the things everyone going to Åland should do is enjoy nature. Ramsholmen is a nature reserve located only a few kilometers from the island’s capital Mariehamn. Here you can take a walk around the reserve to relish the green and lush nature, with flowers everywhere during the summertime and a mirrorlike sea on calm days….
The Vårdö Church is a 15th-century stone church, also known as the stone chapel Sundsskären. It is a part of the Sund-Vårdö Congregation, which belongs to the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland. It is on the island of Lövö in Vårdö Municipality in the northeastern part of the Åland Islands. The church has been consecrated to…
Welcome to the home of Moomin! This is Naantali, in Swedish Nådendal, in southwestern Finland. This seaside resort town has become famous worldwide due to the Moomin World theme park. With a population of around 20.000 inhabitants, it is a quiet small town, but the temporary population of both the town and the surrounding archipelago…
Hyvinkää, known in Swedish as Hyvinge, is a city and a municipality in the Uusimaa region of Finland. With a population of around 47,000 inhabitants, it is the sixth-largest urban center in the region. The city is located approximately 50 kilometers north of the capital, Helsinki. Hyvinkää is a major commercial and industrial hub, and…