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

The door to the museum holds a unique artifact from the Finnish Civil War.

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

The smallest restaurant in the world.

This modernist island church incorporates the Finnish nature into its worship practices.

Fortifications built for a Soviet invasion that never came now sit abandoned in a losing battle against nature.

Finland's oldest astronomical observatory once played a crucial role in seafaring and timekeeping.

Finnish lake, and scene of an infamous murder mystery.

A little-known sculpture park of contemporary environmental art in a Lapland forest.

Hidden deep in a forest is this geological wonder carved by glaciers.

Crawling into this primordial cave may feel disconcertingly familiar.

The tiny, studious rodents greet visitors to the National Archives of Finland.

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

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

An abstract monument to a symphonic composer.

A small island dotted with old, historic Finnish buildings.

A replica of the home of a famous fictional troll family.

A 16th century chapel decorated with bones, skulls, and entire bodies hanging from the wall.

The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.

Houses are tucked between, on, and underneath giant boulders.

This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.

One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.

The unique building practices of the Batammariba reflect the community's deep reverence for and connection to the earth.

This former convent has been reimagined as a community center for artists.