Finland travel guide

Before you go to Finland

Helsinki Finland's vibrant capital sits where three peninsulas jut into the Baltic, giving it a dramatic, sea-defined character that shapes…
Rovaniemi The official hometown of Santa Claus and the gateway to Finnish Lapland, Rovaniemi straddles the Arctic Circle at the confluence of the…
Tampere Finland's second-largest city and sauna capital, Tampere (Swedish: Tammerfors) occupies a dramatic isthmus between lakes Näsijärvi and…
Turku Finland's oldest city and medieval capital, Turku (Swedish: Åbo) sits at the mouth of the Aura River on the Baltic coast 165 km west of…
Savonlinna Set among the mirror-bright waters of the Saimaa lake system — Europe's fourth-largest lake — Savonlinna is commanded by the spectacular…
Porvoo Finland's second-oldest city is a living postcard: Old Porvoo (Vanha Porvoo) clusters around its hilltop medieval cathedral with rows of…
Kuopio The smoke sauna capital of Finland and gateway to the North Savo lake district, Kuopio sits on a peninsula surrounded by the shimmering…
Oulu Finland's fifth-largest city and cycling capital of the world, Oulu (Swedish: Uleåborg) sprawls at the mouth of the Oulujoki River on the…
Lahti A UNESCO Creative City of Design (since 2021) and Finland's environmental capital, Lahti sits on the southern shore of Lake Vesijärvi 103…