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Cities

Helsinki

Helsinki

The "Daughter of the Baltic", Finland's capital and largest city by far

Wikipedia · Open in Maps · Photo Michal Pise, Michal.Pise, CC BY 2.0 · text Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA

Jyväskylä

Jyväskylä

A university town in Central Finland, beautifully set between lakes and ridges

Wikipedia · Open in Maps · Photo Tiia Monto, CC BY-SA 3.0 · text Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA

Oulu

Oulu

A technology city at the end of the Gulf of Bothnia

Wikipedia · Open in Maps · Photo Estormiz (incl. all the photographs montage is made of), CC0 · text Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA

Rauma

Rauma

Largest wooden old town in the Nordics and a UNESCO World Heritage site

Wikipedia · Open in Maps · Photo kallerna, CC BY-SA 3.0 · text Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA

Rovaniemi

Rovaniemi

Gateway to Lapland and home of Santa Claus Village

Wikipedia · Open in Maps · Photo Jari Kolehmainen, Flickr user lindstormORG, Idobi, Andriychenko, Biergerry, Arkt, CC BY-SA 3.0 · text Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA

Savonlinna

Savonlinna

A small lakeside town with a big castle and a popular opera festival.

Wikipedia · Open in Maps · Photo Lauri Pakkanen, CC BY-SA 3.0 · text Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA

Tampere

Tampere

A former industrial city becoming a hipster home of culture, music, art and museums

Wikipedia · Open in Maps · Photo via Wikipedia · text Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA

Turku

Turku

The former capital on the southwest coast. Medieval castle and cathedral.

Wikipedia · Open in Maps · Photo Markus Koljonen (Dilaudid) with thanks to Jontts and Turku Cathedral, CC BY-SA 3.0 · text Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA

Other destinations

Archipelago Sea

Archipelago Sea

Hundreds and hundreds of islands from the mainland all the way to Åland

Wikipedia · Open in Maps · Photo MoRsE, Public domain · text Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA

Koli National Park

Koli National Park

Scenic national park in Eastern Finland, symbol for the nature of the country

Wikipedia · Open in Maps · Photo Lobke Thijssen, CC BY-SA 2.5 · text Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA

Lemmenjoki National Park

Lemmenjoki National Park

Gold digging grounds of Lapland, and one of the largest wilderness areas in Europe

Wikipedia · Open in Maps · Photo Ilona Simomaa, CC BY-SA 3.0 · text Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA

Kilpisjärvi

Kilpisjärvi

"the Arm of Finland" offers scenic views and the highest hills in Finland

Wikipedia · Open in Maps · Photo kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0 · text Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA

Levi

Levi

Saariselkä and Ylläs — popular winter sports resorts in Lapland

Wikipedia · Open in Maps · Photo Oleg Krivolapov, CC BY-SA 3.0 · text Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA

Suomenlinna

Suomenlinna

Island off the coast of Helsinki where there is an 18th century fort that you can visit by ferry

Wikipedia · Open in Maps · Photo Migro, Public domain · text Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA