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 Imatran koski; Finland by sinoda
To some this may be a spectacular Off the Beaten Path tip, but I was disappointed - again. I already had visited the rapids in Imatra in 1997 - it was just as lame as this year.
Last time you even could go closer to the edge of the canyon, but now they had moved the path away from the edge.
The problem is the canyon has no water - they damn the water up-stream and let release it only once or twice a day in the tourist season...
If you want to see something outside the "show time" you better walk along the canyon on the side of the valtion hotelli (State's Hotel). Here you can grasp some of the idea of what it might be about when there is something happening.
Hmm....
go up north to the Kainuu district. There you have similar canyons, only much more impressive and really marvellous sceneries... Leave a Comment
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 Suomennlinna, locals in the
sunshine by Elena_blue
It is easy to go there and it does not take long. Take a boat from Helsinki port, and in 20 min. you are there. Follow the well signed path to the other side of the island and make a circle route. Have a coffee to a place with good view, if any, and then go back to take the next boat to Helsinki. All in all, the most it will take you is 2 hrs.
My afternoon could be better if I was staying to my favorite vivid Helsinki Esplanade. But again I would be curious of what Suomennlina looks like! A usual trap for every traveller: to be curious for every thing and every place! :-)
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 Savonlinna by the lake. by Elena_blue
Try to arrive to the place where you will overnoght as earlier as you can so can at least relax for a few hours by the lake.
Don't hire a car to drive around in the lakes area. I suggest you go to one place in the area like in Savonlinna stay there and enjoy the surrounding nature with activities like trekking, biking or connoeing.
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 Swiss Baari, Finland by sinoda
There's nothing worth seeing - really. It seems the place is closed, don't know for sure, looks like a ghost house anyway.
When you see it just step on the gas, and pronto! or if you already turned into the yard, just make it a u-turn and hit the street again.
Just try and forget your longing for a swiss bar for a moment - you're in Finland after all... Leave a Comment
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I discovered that when in the Lakeland, the shops nearby the bigger tourist attractions carry souvenirs, such as the great Finnish design and different viewcards, at much higher prices than the shopping malls that often carry the exact same goods.
Another thing is that you can buy a little sheet of stamps in the paper- and bookstores for less than the same amount of single stamps at the postoffice.
So shop in the shoppingmalls instead - it really does pay off;) Leave a Comment
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 by Waoife
You can however get your passport stamped to say you crossed the Artic Circle for the more reasonable sum of 30 cents (mind you it's free at the post office in the Artic Cirle in Norway) and for €6 you can get a letter from Santa at Christmas time. Alternatively you can write your Christmas cards and they will be posted in December. Leave a Comment
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The workers museum at the Finlyson building, it is only a few euros entry fee, but this place is awfully poor value for free Leave a Comment
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Tourist traps - ha, there aren't enough tourists to trap in Finland to make it worth while, especially not foreign ones. Everyone is treated equally fairly - tourist or not. You will never be overcharged or ripped off in Finland. The prices are high but they're the same for everyone. Leave a Comment
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 Make your own food in the
forest by Gili_S
Also food in the stores in the countryside will cost more. Services as well. It is all because of the distances, remote places and no competition. Also, most stores & restaurants are not private but running by the big cartels companies in Finland. Leave a Comment
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Watch out of going by car from Russia to Finland in holidays!
People who were going for New Year told they were taking the line to cross the border for about 15 hours! Unbelievable! Leave a Comment
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