A country · 175 places · 4 regions
Finland, all of it.
175 curated places across 4 regions — photographed, mapped, and noted with the season each is best in.
Finland reads below in 4 chapters — Eastern Finland, Häme Province, Southern Finland Province and Uusimaa Province — in any order you like.
Chapter I · Eastern Finland · 5 places
Eastern Finland
Finland's largest lake and the fourth-largest in Europe by surface area, a vast labyrinthine waterway in southern Finland whose shoreline is so intricate that it would take many days of paddling to explore even a fraction. The lake system is home to the critically endangered Saimaa ringed seal, a subspecies that became isolated after the last ice age. The surrounding lakeland of birch-covered headlands, islands, and channels defines the popular Finnish conception of summer.
via Wikimedia CommonsChapter II · Häme Province · 4 places
Häme Province
A medieval brick castle beside a lake in the town of Hämeenlinna in southern Finland. It has served as a fortress, granary and prison over its long history.
✦ June to August
Chapter III · Southern Finland Province · 3 places
Southern Finland Province
A green industrial port on the Gulf of Finland, Kotka is famed for its maritime museum and a former Russian tsar's fishing lodge nearby. Island parks and seaside gardens make it a relaxed coastal city break.
via Wikimedia CommonsChapter IV · Uusimaa Province · 3 places
Uusimaa Province
One of Finland's oldest towns, its old quarter a maze of cobbled lanes and wooden houses climbing to a hilltop cathedral. The row of ochre-red riverside storehouses is among the most recognised sights in the country.
✦ May to September · $$
Every place in Finland
