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The Archipelago circle route! A road that drives trough the most beautiful archipelago in the world. It begins from Turku and goes trough, towns/cities that are built on islands; Parainen-Pargas, Nauvo-Nagu,Korppoo-Korpo,Houtskari-Houtskär, Iniö, Kustavi-Gustavs and ends in Turku and of course you can travel it the other way too! And where the road ends you´ll go on with a ferry, actually four of them. It´s opened in 1996 by the Southwestern Maritime District and it increases its popularity year by year. This year the ring road traffic will be run daily from 24th of may to 19 th of august. It´ll take about 12-16 hours to drive trough this route, but I recommend that you stay at least one night and see the sunset and sunrise, all the moscitos, maybe take a sauna somewhere, drink maybe couple of beers or ciders and just enjoy the cenery, it´s undiscribable.
Experience the finnish nature at it´s beauty.... Most of the islands that you will see are inhabited also during winter months, and these ferries make it possible to make permanent living on these islands. In winter time it gets really cold and windy, so you have to give some gredit for these people who live here..... Leave a Comment Other Contact: Southwestern Maritime District:
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1. Linnanmäki Amusement Park (Helsinki): http://www.linnanmaki.fi
2. Suomenlinna Island Fortress, the island fortress no visitor to Helsinki should miss, the biggest sea fortress in Scandinavia, founded in 1748 on the islands of the coast of Helsinki (boats from the Market Square), included in the list of UNESCO´s World Heritage Sites, many museums, beaches for swimming, restaurants and cafes, a wonderful "Suomenlinna Experience" multi-image show, also guided tours (Helsinki): http://www.suomenlinna.fi
3. Korkeasaari Zoo, one of the most northerly zoos in the world with animals from arctic tundra to Amazonia, several rare species, established in 1889 (Helsinki): http://www.hel.fi/zoo/index_eng.html
4. Särkänniemi Amusement Park (Tampere): http://www.sarkanniemi.fi
5. Uspenski Cathedral, an Orthodox cathedral, a brick building in Byzantine-Slavonic style, built in 1868 (Helsinki)
6. Temppeliaukio Church - a Lutheran church inside the rocks, bold modern construction (Helsinki)
7. Kiasma - The Museum of Contemporary Art (Helsinki): http://www.kiasma.fi
8. Aqua Park Serena - the biggest indoor water park in Europe (Espoo): http://www.serena.fi
9. The biggest snow castle in the world (Kemi): http://www.snowcastle.net
10. Heureka - The Finnish Science Centre, the most famous science centre in Scandinavia, planetarium, omnimax type cinema, action centre (Vantaa near Helsinki): http://www.heureka.fi Leave a Comment
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Finland is the home country of moomins because they were created by Finnish Tove Jansson (1914-2001). Moomin World named Muumimaailma lies in Naantali near Turku, Finland, and Moomin Valley (Moomin museum) in Tampere, Finland. A moomin gift shop called Moomin Shop in Helsinki (at Kämp Galleria, address Pohjoisesplanadi 33). Leave a Comment
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I am not a person who likes to visit the usual tourist things, but lines seem to fascinate me and I am trying to make a collection of them (but only if they REALLY happen to be along the way!!)
The Arctic circle is only 3km from Rovaniemi, and on the road the way to Lapland, so it is a convenient little stop for a picture, as well as some souvenier shopping. A nice touch is the Arctic post office, where you can buy a postcard (from the overwhelming selection) and attach special Chrismas stamps and they will also get stamped with special arctic postage stamp - so a great idea if you know someone into stamp collecting. You can also opt to have the postcard or Xmas card delivered in the Xmas period.
Nearby is also the famous Santapark. Note opening days for 2006/07: 22nd November - 14th January. For more info visit the Santapark webpage Leave a Comment
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Now this isn't the sort of thing I'd normally find myself doing on holiday, but "when in Rome" and all that........
Of course, Finland is famous for it's fishing opportunites and it's easy to see why. With over 180,000 lakes you're never far from water, and with that many to choose from you're virtually guaranteed the place to yourself.
It's the perfect opportunity to get away from it all, to spend a few hours unwinding with your own thoughts.
If you're going to fish with a rod, bear in mind that you do need a permit. These cost €6 euro for seven days and can be bought over the internet, at banks or via many self-service machines.
You don't need a permit if you're using just a hook and line.
One last thing - preserve the stunning scenery - take your rubbish home with you! Leave a Comment Address: So many lakes to choose from...!Directions: It seems you're never far from water!
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The picture just goes to show that nature is at its best everywhere in Finland ... this pic was taken just a few KM from Oulu ... and just a few hundred metres off the main road. So my point here is just explore everywhere, you never know what you might find in the land of the thousand lakes :) Already here in central Finland the nature is more dominating ... further north in Lapland things get even better! Leave a Comment Directions: Just explore around, there are countless more places like this - find your own :)
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There are four different seasons and an unbelievable wonderful nature in Finland, especially in Lapland (Lappi, Lappland, Laponie, Lapponia): the midnight sun (nightless days during summer, in Nuorgam between May 15th and July 28th), the northern lights (Aurora borealis), beautiful fells (i.e. arctic treeless mountains), 200 000 reindeer etc.
There are 187 888 lakes (60 000 of them are big ones), 179 584 islands and 5 100 rapids in Finland! Saimaa is the biggest lake district of Europe. Leave a Comment
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Visit to Aland Islands in the beautiful Finnish archipelago! There are around 6500 islands and skerries of Aland and most of them are located to the six archipelago municipalities. There's untouched nature, fresh air and the absolute quietness, but are also guest harbours, hotels, beaches and lots of activities and cultural sights.
The Aland Islands belong to Finland, but it's self governed state. The island are demilitarized, which means that no armed forces may be stationed there. Leave a Comment Directions: The Aland Islands are located in the middle of Finland and Sweden in the archipelago. There are two ways to travel to - you can catch a flight or travel by ferry (Silja Line or Viking Line).Other Contact: http://www.goaland.net/
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When visiting Finland in the summer you must try also to visit Lapland.
The sun is always shining, the forest, the river and the lakes are just great for relaxation and adventure.
Great nature, lot's of light in the summer. Leave a Comment Address: Just go North.Website: www.lappi.fi (official) Other Contact: Visit my Lappi page
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Who would think about that when speaking about Finland?! Kilometers of beautiful sandy beach! It is called Yyteri, the most famous beach in Finland. Ok the water isn't too warm and not so blue as in other countries more south, but it is a nice experience anyway, especially if it's July and very hot. There are plenty of possibilities for outdoor recreation. Leave a Comment
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