Things to do in Finland

A selection of top sights in Finland:

• • Central Helsinki, the Daughter of the Baltic , on a warm and sunny summer day
  • The historical sites of Turku and the vast archipelago around it, best viewed from the deck of a giant car ferry
  • Pottering around the picturesque wooden houses of Porvoo, Finland's second-oldest city
  • Olavinlinna Castle in Savonlinna, Finland's most atmospheric castle, especially during the yearly Opera Festival
  • Hameenlinna Castle in Hameenlinna is Finland's oldest castle. Built in 13th century.
  • Relaxing at a sauna-equipped cottage in the lake country of Eastern Finland
  • Icebreaker cruising and the world's biggest snow castle in Kemi
  • Seeing the Northern Lights and trying your hand sledding down a mile-long track at Saariselka

Festivals

 

• Provinssirock , rock, Seinajoki, mid-June
• Nummirock , heavy metal, Nummijarvi (near Kauhajoki), late June (Midsummer)
• RMJ , pop/disco music, Pori, late June (Midsummer)
• Tuska Open Air, heavy metal, Helsinki, late June
• Sauna Open Air , heavy metal, Tampere, early June
• Ruisrock , rock, Turku, July
• Konemetsa , electronic music, Ollila , July
• Pori Jazz , jazz/world music, Pori , mid-July
• Ankkarock , rock, Korso , August
• Flow [, indie/electronic/urban, Helsinki, mid-August