42 Cool and Unusual Things to Do in Finland - Atlas Obscura

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Saariselkä, Finland

Kakslauttanen Arctic Resort

Rent out a glass igloo to watch the Northern Lights like you live in the future.

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Kemi Snow Castle

The fantastical icy castle is built anew every winter.

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Helsinki, Finland

The National Library of Finland

Architecturally stunning library serves as the hub of Finnish scholarly life and culture.

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Helsinki, Finland

Temppeliaukio Church

A subterranean house of worship carved right out of the bedrock.

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Helsinki, Finland

Kamppi Chapel

An alien church provides much needed silence in the midst of a Finland shopping center.

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Ruokolahti, Finland

Kummakivi Balancing Rock

Legend has this precariously placed rock brought there by giants, science has another explanation.

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Suomussalmi, Finland

The Silent People

Menacing or in memoriam, the Silent People and their meaning are left to interpretation.

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Enontekiö, Finland

Treriksröset

This lake-bound geographical marker sits at the point where three European countries intersect.

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Kaffeost

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Kaffeost

In northern Scandinavia, cups of coffee get enhanced with cheese.

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Juustoleipä

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Juustoleipä

Finns treat this rich, baked cheese like bread.

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Mignon Chocolate Egg

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Mignon Chocolate Egg

Finns celebrate Easter with millions of real eggshells filled with almond-hazelnut nougat.

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Guksi

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Guksi

These beautiful wooden cups are traditionally carved from birch tree burls.

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Bear soup.

Living Off the Land in the Arctic Circle

In Lapland, chefs and residents hunt and gather to make bear soup, lingonberry syrup, and reindeer.

October 19, 2018