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Island haven for endangered wildlife
Life & society

Island haven for endangered wildlife

Visitors to Helsinki Zoo can come eye-to-eye with rare and exotic animals from around the world.

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Finland’s Northern Lights viewfinder
A man viewing a video of northern lights.
Life & societyTravel

Finland’s Northern Lights viewfinder

Slideshow: Why would you repeatedly brave the freezing, northern Finnish winter night? To photograph the Northern Lights!

Tagged in FunNatureTravel
Travel bloggers discover wintry Finland
Nordic Bloggers Experience, Matka Nordic Travel Fair, Porvoo, Marko and Alex Ayling, Vagabrothers, Helena Gunnare, Ohdarling, Shane Dallas, The Travel Camel, Janne Zhu, Jia Jia Zhu, Andy Higgs, Grown-up Travel Guide, Janicke Hansen, Norske Reiseblogger, Helsinnki, Finland
Life & societyTravel

Travel bloggers discover wintry Finland

A group of leading travel bloggers tour Finland to discover the country’s most exciting activities and cuisine.

Tagged in FunNatureTravel
Active winter Helsinki
Life & societyTravel

Active winter Helsinki

Keep active and fit during the Finnish winter with ice skating, ice swimming, Nordic walking and even bicycling.

Tagged in TravelWinter
Mysterious names on the map of Finland
Finnish place-names, map of Finland, Sámi, Swedish, Sveaborg, Viapori, Suomenlinna, Borgå, Porvoo, Tampere, Lahti, Kotka, Kolari, Varkaus, Pohja, Arabia, Rovaniemi
Life & societyLanguage

Mysterious names on the map of Finland

A city called Theft, a bay on Water Lake, a town called Crash: translating Finnish place-names yields entertaining results.

Tagged in LanguageTravel
Finnish swans take to the water
Nautor Swan, yachts, sailboats, regatta, Finnish boatbuilding, shipbuilding, Pietarsaari, Jakobstand, Finland
Business & innovationEconomy

Finnish swans take to the water

About 50 years ago, a Finnish entrepreneur mixed nature, design and business in a line of boats that’s still sailing strong.

Tagged in EconomyTravel
Island ambience by the Finnish capital
Espoo Archipelago, ferries, Iso Vasikkasaari, Stora Herrö, Gåsgrund, islands, summer, camping, swimming, Helsinki, Finland
Life & societySlideshows

Island ambience by the Finnish capital

Espoo, west of Helsinki, runs summer ferries to coastal islands where you’ll find cafés, observation towers and campsites.

Tagged in FunNatureSlideshowsTravel
Free to explore Finland’s great outdoors
Everyman’s Right, berries, mushrooms, hiking, skiing, nature, camping, wilderness, Finland
Life & societyEnvironment

Free to explore Finland’s great outdoors

Anyone may roam the Finnish countryside freely, no matter who owns the land, thanks to the concept of every person’s right.

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