Travel Stories

• wildlife and nature

• activities

6 min read • May 22, 2022

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

• destination practicalities

• tips and advice

10 min read • May 16, 2022

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.

• destination practicalities

• tips and advice

4 min read • May 14, 2022

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

• national parks

• activities

10 min read • May 10, 2022

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.

• budget travel

• connections

8 min read • May 6, 2022

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.

• wildlife and nature

• activities

9 min read • May 3, 2022

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

• budget travel

• connections

10 min read • Apr 26, 2022

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.

• wildlife and nature

• activities

6 min read • Apr 17, 2022

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.

• wildlife and nature

• activities

5 min read • Aug 27, 2020

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.

• food

• food and drink

2 min read • May 6, 2020

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

• cooking and recipes

• food and drink

6 min read • Nov 8, 2019

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.

• food

• food and drink

5 min read • Feb 18, 2019

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

• food

• food and drink

6 min read • Dec 17, 2018

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…

• food

• food and drink

5 min read • Nov 2, 2018

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

• food

• food and drink

5 min read • Jun 11, 2018

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…

• wildlife and nature

• activities

6 min read • Oct 24, 2016

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…

• food

• food and drink

7 min read • Sep 26, 2016

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

• art

• art and culture

6 min read • Jul 11, 2016

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…

• beaches

• activities

5 min read • Nov 11, 2015

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

• wildlife and nature

• activities

5 min read • Sep 9, 2015

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…

• wildlife and nature

• activities

6 min read • Dec 12, 2014

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,…

• food

• food and drink

5 min read • Jul 17, 2013

In Finland’s Turku archipelago, a borderland of islands preserves Nordic traditions, astonishing natural beauty and some disquieting memories. Explore the…