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

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

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

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

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

This cairn marks the only place where Central European Time, Eastern European Time, and Further-eastern European Time meet.

A cathedral resurrected from the ashes of one of Europe's greatest urban fires.

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.

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

These Finnish rapids have been attracting tourists for over a hundred years and are now released with the push of a button.

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

The smallest restaurant in the world.

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

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

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

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

An abstract monument to a symphonic composer.

Crawling into this primordial cave may feel disconcertingly familiar.

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

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

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

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