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

Crawling into this primordial cave may feel disconcertingly familiar.

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

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

The church's remarkable frescoes incorporate Finnish artist Hugh Simberg's trademark themes of death and the supernatural.

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

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

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

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

Every summer, an open-air swimming pool appears at the base of a Finnish city's beloved winter attraction.

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

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

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.

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

No matter how many times this community-run sauna gets destroyed, it always rises from the ashes.

Finland's northernmost zoo is home to the country's only polar bears.

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

A small island dotted with old, historic Finnish buildings.

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

The smallest restaurant in the world.

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

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

This honeycomb-textured tafone looks like a petrified troll head.

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