fishndeej in finland

26 Places

Ruokolahti, Finland

Kummakivi Balancing Rock

Legend has this precariously placed rock was placed by giants. Science has another explanation.

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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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Helsinki, Finland

Temppeliaukio Church

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

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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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Suomussalmi, Finland

The Silent People

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

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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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Kemi Snow Castle

This fantastical icy castle is built anew every winter.

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Parikkala, Finland

Veijo Rönkkönen Sculpture Garden

Collection of nearly 500 concrete figures sculpted by the late Veijo Rönkkönen.

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Salla Reindeer Park

Quality time with reindeer in the stunning scenery of their natural Lappish habitat above the Arctic Circle.

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Helsinki, Finland

Bad Bad Boy

This endearingly discomfited urinating statue commemorates the sneaky pees had by us all.

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Helsinki, Finland

Kruunuvuori

Villas that once served as playgrounds for the rich now fall away in decay.

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Högberget Cave

Crawling into this primordial cave may feel disconcertingly familiar.

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Helsinki, Finland

Sibelius Monument

An abstract monument to a symphonic composer.

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Siida Museum

A beautiful Arctic museum and nature center preserves the culture of the Sámi people.

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Lappajärvi, Finland

Lake Lappajärvi

Nuclear waste experts study this prehistoric crater lake to envision landscapes one million years in the future.

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Helsinki, Finland

Fortress of Suomenlinna

This irregularly shaped sea fortress has defended not one but three different sovereign states.

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Kuopio, Finland

Puijo Tower

A 246-foot-high revolving restaurant rises unexpectedly from a forested Finnish hilltop.

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Iisalmi, Finland

Kuappi

The smallest restaurant in the world.

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Pielpajärvi Wilderness Church

This disused church, left to the elements of the Arctic Circle's forests is open for exploration.

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Ylöjärvi, Finland

Tree Mountain

This intricately spiralling forest was created as a monumental work of art.

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Pike's Gut

The etchings on this narrow channel between two islands bear witness to maritime travelers who have passed through since the Middle Ages.

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Imatra, Finland

Imatrankoski

These Finnish rapids have been attracting tourists for over a hundred years and are now released with the push of a button.

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Kittilä, Finland

HaliPuu Forest

A lumberjack in Finnish Lapland did not want to cut down his Arctic pines, so he offered them up to be adopted by nature-lovers.

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Matti Lepistö Sculpture Garden

More than 200 eclectic sculptures surround the artist's home.

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Kuopio, Finland

Branch Boy Sculptures

A stick-sprouting statue watching a duo of disembodied dancing deities.

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Porvoo, Finland

Söderskär Lighthouse

A rare octagonal brick beacon on an isolated island in the Baltic.

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