Dedicated to the outnumbered Finnish forces who pushed back Soviet forces during the conflict.

These enormous, stern-faced statues greet visitors with lanterns, and sometimes costumes.

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

Hundreds of signs pointing to the birthplaces of current Helsinki residents form stalactites on the ceiling of the cave-like Kamppi metro station.

This ten-ton fruit sculpture celebrates the Finland homeland.

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

This former hospital was once one of the oldest mental health facilities in Europe.

An abstract monument to a symphonic composer.

This building featuring Brutalist architecture has a rich media production history.

Finnish lake, and scene of an infamous murder mystery.

Pigduck of Turku.

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

The last permanent exhibit dedicated to the Soviet leader.

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

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

The people murdered during a 17th-century Norwegian witch hunt have been honored with a pair of stark, modern installations.

Roughly 17 million letters to Santa have found their way to this Arctic Circle post office.

If you visit Santa's village, you can get your passport stamped to show you crossed into the Arctic Circle.

A museum dedicated to Norwegian music, old and new alike.

For six months of the year, three giant mirrors direct a pool of sunshine onto this otherwise occluded town.

This handsomely carved wooden church is more than 800 years old.

Housing the famous Norwegian ice-defying 19th century polar exploration ship.

This floating sculpture of ice is a poignant reminder of nature's power.

In downtown Oslo, a menacing and terrifying relief clings to a church wall.