The Finnish city of Tampere has so much to offer the visitor, and it is so worth the little extra effort it takes getting there. It is to be found between the Näsijärvi and Pyhäjärvi lakes, two huge areas of inland water. The Tammerkoski rapids that links the two, flowing through the heart of this vibrant city. It is easy to understand why Tampere ...

​ Visit Finland is looking to encourage travellers to discover the Finnish Landscape by train during the summer months. Finland in Northern Europe borders Sweden, Norway and Russia. It sits on a peninsula and surrounding islands in the Baltic Sea. The capital, Helsinki is home to the 18th-century sea fortress Suomenlinna and the fashionable Design ...

Midsummer is celebrated annually in June and across Nordic Europe with vibrant, raucous festivals with ancient roots. In Finland summers are characterised by the long white night in the south, when the sun only sets for a few hours at a time, whilst the north experiences the natural phenomena of total daylight. Finland is a country bordering Sweden...

The new Scandic Grand Central Helsinki, which opened in April 2021, is located in the old administrative buildings of the Helsinki Central railway station. With its 500 rooms it is among the largest hotels in Finland and remains true to its late Art Nouveau roots. The Helsinki Central Railway Station, and its administrative buildings, are among arc...

According to Finnish national tourism office, Visit Finland, climate change and the global pandemic have highlighted the urgent need for holistic, sustainable travel practices to be implemented in order for the travel industry to survive. Visit Finland's nationwide Sustainable Travel Finland (STF) program launched in 2019 aims to make responsible t...

​ Helsinki Marketing has produced Virtual Helsinki, which offers a digital tour of the Helsinki City centre. The experience starts from the empire-style Senate Square and the White Church and continues to the home of architect Alvar Aalto, the father of Nordic design. It finishes with the chance to view the city skyline and the nature of Lonna Isla...