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

A collection of collections ranging from dentistry to minerals.

This insurance company building reminds customers that witches, bears, and gnomes are out there, best be insured.

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

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

An abstract monument to a symphonic composer.

A small island dotted with old, historic Finnish buildings.

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

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

This restaurant combines two Finnish traditions in one place: warm-weather relaxation and outdoor carpet-cleaning.

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

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

Crawling into this primordial cave may feel disconcertingly familiar.

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

The last permanent exhibit dedicated to the Soviet leader.

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

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

A Finnish artist's unique fauna statuary.

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

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

These 5,000-year-old cave paintings provide a glimpse into prehistoric Finnish life.

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

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

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