Breakfast
This can be the typical breakfast you will get here: An egg, sausages, black sausage and Karelian pie
Sauna (The Finnish Sauna Society) Helsinki
6 Reviews We deliberately chose a hotel with a swimming pool in Helsinki and were shocked to find the pool only opened around 2 hours per day. This is because the pool is part of the sauna experience. Finnish...
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Musta Makkara Tampere
4 Reviews If you ask anyone in Tampere which one is the most typical local food, the answer would be mustamakkara. This sausage (similar to black pudding, but thinner) consists of pork, pig blood, crushed rye...
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No tipping in Finland (but you can leave small change) Helsinki
7 Reviews I don't actually agree with the no tipping custom. Finnish people might not tip very often, but when they do tip, they show that they liked the food, the place and the service - just like anywhere...
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Vappu (1st. of May) Helsinki
6 Reviews This is to tell you a little bit about a Finnish tradition called Vappu (the 1st of May). We have big Vappu celebrations over here with dancing in the streets, lots of balloons and funny masks etc....
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Washing carpets at the beach Helsinki
3 Reviews When you tell people that the Finns still wash their carpets by hand, many do not believe this to be true. However, the tradition continues and in several water front places around the city, the...
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This can be the typical breakfast you will get here: An egg, sausages, black sausage and Karelian pie

Hotel Kamp Helsinki
16 Reviews and 332 Opinions Located on Pohjoisesplanadi, in the heart of Helsinki, Hotel Kämp is one of the city's most...
Sokos Hotel Ilves Tampere
5 Reviews and 59 Opinions I stayed at Sokos Hotel Ilves for one night in July 2011 and had a very pleasant stay in this 4 star...
Hotel Haikko Manor Porvoo
3 Reviews and 25 Opinions Porvoo is full of history dating back to Medieval times and beyond. The Hotel Haikko Manor, Spa &...
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Q: what does Aloita jo tänään mean?

A: start already today.
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