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Inspiring children to play music

Violinists and fiddlers: Mauno Järvelä’s students bring a special energy to the stage every summer at the Kaustinen Folk Music Festival.

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Helsinki in an ice cream cone

The freshness, pure flavours and pastel colours of one ice cream company make it a mainstay in the capital, but that doesn’t mean life is easy.

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Wilderness on the water

The future looks bright for wildlife and ecotourism in southwestern Finland’s Archipelago National Park after certification by PAN Parks.

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Three environmental portraits

This selection of minisites zooms in on the Northern Lights, the seemingly endless Saimaa lake system and the underwater world surrounding Finland’s archipelago.

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Night hiking in the Finnish Land of the Midnight Sun

A late-night climb to the scenic summit of Luosto Fell, 100 kilometres north of the Arctic Circle in Finnish Lapland, is a great way to experience the phenomenon of the midnight sun.

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Finland for the birds

Red-flanked bluetails, hawk owls and black woodpeckers are among Finland’s feathered attractions for bird-loving tourists.

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Riding the new ferry to St Petersburg

This summer a new, much-anticipated, visa-free ferry route runs between Helsinki and St Petersburg.

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Inspiring children to play music

Helsinki in an ice cream cone

Wilderness on the water

Three environmental portraits

Night hiking in the Finnish Land of the Midnight Sun

Finland for the birds

Riding the new ferry to St Petersburg

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