A Finnish artist's unique fauna statuary.

Extraordinary animals sculpted from leftover junk.

The tallest lighthouse in the Nordic countries was also the site of a bloody World War II battle.

This abandoned villa of makeshift buildings was once the home of dancer Elis Sinistö.

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

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

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

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

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

The smallest restaurant in the world.

A small island dotted with old, historic Finnish buildings.

Finnish lake, and scene of an infamous murder mystery.

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

Crawling into this primordial cave may feel disconcertingly familiar.

In the Hugging Tree Forest, lingonberry marshmallows, hot chocolates, and the best campfire lattes north of the Arctic Circle come to you.

A collection of collections ranging from dentistry to minerals.

An abstract monument to a symphonic composer.

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

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

A lovingly curated curio shop in which the taxidermy wear newspaper party hats, and peanut shells are spread across every surface.

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.

The world's largest underwater restaurant is submerged off the southern tip of Norway.

Norway's chilly all ice-instrument festival.