Helsinki
Host of the 1952 Summer Olympics, this still-attractive functionalist stadium is a city landmark. The complex is closed for major renovations and will…
Must-see attractions in Finland
The Finnish Lakeland
Päämajamuseo was Mannerheim’s office and the base of the Finnish armed forces during WWII and evokes this period of Finland's history well.
Helsinki
This equestrian statue of Finland's most famous military commander stands next to the Kiasma museum.
Åland Archipelago
In a former schoolhouse, Kökar Homestead Museum is a sweet little collection of local history in the village of Hellsö.
Helsinki
This impressively functional posse of around six heavy-duty ships is moored off the northern side of Katajanokka island.
Tampere
The Finlaysonin Kirkko was built in 1879 as a place of worship for employees of the cotton mill and their families.
Turku & Finland's South Coast
Houses over a thousand dolls, tin toys and other childhood curiosities, making it Finland’s largest toy museum.
Tampere
The beautiful Aleksanterin Kirkko has red brick and green spires and was named in honour of Tsar Alexander II.
The Finnish Lakeland
In one of Jyväskylä's garden suburbs, this apartment block was designed by Alvar Aalto and built in 1962.
Turku & Finland's South Coast
Originally built in 1892, this neo-Gothic church was damaged in WWII but has been thoroughly renovated.
Turku & Finland's South Coast
Dominating the market square is the red-brick neo-Gothic Loviisa Church, built in 1865.
Central Finland
Sotkamo's 19th-century wooden church rises above the treeline on the lake shore.
Turku & Finland's South Coast
Neoclassical Hamina Church, designed by CL Engel, was built in 1843.
Tampere
There are few displays dedicated to the revolutionary leader here; rather, displays focus on the shared modern history of Finland and Russia. The…
Tampere
The aquarium inside the Särkänniemi amusement park has limited information in English and isn’t especially memorable, with the Finnish fish (including…
Turku & Finland's South Coast
Where Bulevardi meets the beach is the Monument of Liberty, commemorating the landing of liberating German forces in 1918. The monument was taken down…
Finland
Ruovesi's local open-air museum is set around a collection of 18th-century farm buildings and includes a simple farmer's house. It's of extremely limited…
