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Welcome to Finland
Finland is deep north: vast horizons of forests and lakes with
revitalising crisp air plus cutting-edge urbanity. Choose
summer's endless light or winter's eerie frozen magic.
Call of the Wild
The Finland you encounter will depend on the season of your visit, but whatever the month,
the call of the wilderness is a siren song not to be resisted. There's something pure in the
Finnish air and spirit that's really vital and exciting; it's an invitation to get out and active
year-round. With vast tracts of forest, speckled by picture-perfect lakes as if an artist had
flicked a blue paintbrush at the map, Suomi offers some of Europe's best hiking, kayaking
and canoeing. A fabulous network of national parks has well-marked routes and regularly
spaced huts for overnighting. Bears and elk deep in the forests can be observed on nature-
watching trips.
Summer Days
Finland's short but reliable sunny season sees the country burst into life. Finns seem to want
to suck every last golden drop out of the summer in the hope that it will last them through
the long dark winter months, and there's an explosion of good cheer and optimism. It's a
time for music festivals, art exhibitions, lake cruises, midnight sunshine on convivial beer
terraces, lazy days at remote waterside cottages and mouth-watering market produce.
After the Snowfall
Winter, too, has a special charm as snow blankets the pines and lakes freeze over. The best
way to banish those frosty subzero temperatures is to get out and active. For starters, there's
great skiing until May. But how about chartering a team of dogs, a posse of reindeer, or a
snowmobile for a trek across snowy solitudes, lit by a beautiful, pale winter sun? Catch the
aurora borealis (Northern Lights) after your wood-fired sauna and you'll feel blessed by the
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