​ 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...

12 June to 27 September 2020 Taking a title : The Same Sea, the inaugural edition of the Helsinki Biennial 2020 will reflect on the notion of interdependence. Curated by Pirkko Siitari and Taru Tappola, head curators of Helsinki Art Museum (HAM), the biennial will bring together around 35 leading Finnish and international artists and groups of arti...

The new Aurora 360 Cabins in Rovaniemi, Finland, provide a new accommodation option in Finnish Lapland. Set in pristine wilderness surroundings in the Apukka Resort, a short drive from Rovaniemi itself, the location is excellent for escaping light pollution that can mar opportunities to view the Northern Lights. The design of these two-tier wooden ...

Off the Map Travel has created an opportunity for guests to drive off-road across Lapland in the same off-road Arctic Explorer trucks designed and built for the filming of the Top Gear Polar Special TV show. With guests taking the wheel and led by a private guide this new experience goes deep into the Arctic Wilderness. The expedition starts at the...

The Lux Helsinki light festival in January leads festival-goers on a route extends from Esplanade Park through the Kaartinkaupunki district to Senate Square, presenting a wide range of light art along the way. From popular international installations to specially commissioned works of art, the festival will feature UV graffiti and video projections...

​ Glass igloos are becoming increasingly popular in Finland with more then 20 holiday resorts in Finnish Lapland offering the chance to observe the Northern Lights in the comfort of glass-roofed accommodation. Four new glass igloo resorts in Finland will open by Christmas 2017: Star Arctic Hotel, Saariselkä This hotel is located on top of the Kauni...