Travel Stories

May 25, 2022 • 11 min read

Get the lowdown on the best things to do in Finland, from sauna culture to meeting Santa.

May 22, 2022 • 6 min read

Drive along seas and lakes – and even see Santa at work – on these fabulous Finland road trips.

May 16, 2022 • 10 min read

From the midnight sun in summer to the polar night in winter via snow-covered Lapland, choose the best time for your visit to Finland with this guide.

May 14, 2022 • 4 min read

Do you need to arrange a visa before your trip to Finland? Read our guide to find out.

May 10, 2022 • 10 min read

Finland recently opened its 41st national park – not bad for a country of just 5.5 million people! Here are Finland's most spectacular national parks.

May 6, 2022 • 8 min read

From design-savvy cities to endless forests, Finland is easy to explore by public transport. Here’s our guide to the best ways to get around in Finland.

May 3, 2022 • 9 min read

Discover Finland’s best wildlife watching opportunities from the reindeer herding Sámi in Lapland to wild brown bears on the Russian border.

Apr 26, 2022 • 10 min read

From Lapland snow fun to Helsinki’s trophy sights, get the lowdown on how to see Finland on a budget and make your euro stretch that bit further.

Apr 17, 2022 • 6 min read

Finland invented the sauna and, frankly, nobody does it better. Discover where to find the best sauna experience, and learn how to sweat like a local.

Aug 27, 2020 • 5 min read

For a few short weeks in September and early October, autumn lovers head to Finland to catch summer’s final flourish before the winter darkness descends.

May 6, 2020 • 2 min read

This unique dessert utilizes the Holy Grail of Finland's wild berries.

Nov 8, 2019 • 6 min read

The European Gastronomic Region for 2020 is Kuopio, capital of Finland’s beautiful lakeland region. In this article, we give you the delicious reasons why.

Feb 18, 2019 • 5 min read

Helsinki is a captivating city with an intriguing history, impressive architecture, innovative design and fantastic food. Light and airy in the summer and…

Dec 17, 2018 • 6 min read

It’s Friday at 8pm and, somewhere in the Baltic Sea, a ferry is sailing through icy waters. There is a party aboard: pints of beer are being slung in an…

Nov 2, 2018 • 5 min read

Spending time in Helsinki's relaxed wine bars, steamy saunas, cheap and cheerful restaurants and inspiring art galleries are just some of LP Local…

Jun 11, 2018 • 5 min read

Helsinki is not cheap, but since the advent of Restaurant Day – a festival organised four times a year when ordinary citizens can open their own food…

Oct 24, 2016 • 6 min read

Think Finland and what pops to mind? Moomins, saunas or Santa, perhaps? Prepare to push those boundaries on a week-long trip that clicks into the groove…

Sep 26, 2016 • 7 min read

In tune with the midnight sun, cloudberries light up the swamps of Finnish Lapland for an all-too-brief few weeks each July.

Jul 11, 2016 • 6 min read

If Helsinki has so far escaped the short-break spotlight, this is its moment to shine. Shaped by the Baltic, swinging between extremes of dark winters and…

Nov 11, 2015 • 5 min read

With the Moomins as national treasures, it makes perfect sense that the Finnish capital should be child-friendly, but geography also plays its part.

Sep 9, 2015 • 5 min read

Go down to the woods in eastern Finland and you’re in for a big surprise. The deep forests, clear lakes and berry-filled swamps in this off-the-radar…

Dec 12, 2014 • 6 min read

There's more to Finnish Lapland than Santa encounters, as Lonely Planet author Kerry Christiani found when she headed 500km north of the Arctic Circle,…