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Finland travel guide
How to spend a long weekend in Finland's Turku Archipelago
The ultimate island-hopping destination, Finland’s 155-mile Archipelago Trail is a place of rocky skerries and forested islets, where eco-retreats, Nordic cuisine and saunas abound — and the gateway to it all is buzzing Turku, the former capital city.
Family travel: is there an adventurous way to see Santa in 2021?
Finnish Lapland presents the crowd-pleasing solution to families looking to seek out Santa this Christmas. We take a look at the best trips and times to book.
How mindful cloudberry picking turned Finnish Lapland into a wellness destination
Finns savour the ceaseless, golden light of midsummer with a biological urgency. Now, after a long winter, the never-ending space and solace of Lapland’s forests beckon. Here, you can walk, meditate and collect juicy Arctic berries born from winter snows.
CLOSED: Win a four-night trip to see the Northern Lights
National Geographic Traveller (UK) has teamed up with The Aurora Zone, the UK’s original Northern Lights holiday company, to offer a thrilling autumn adventure in Finland
Where to stay in Helsinki
Make for the midnight sun in a city whose host of new hotel openings means there's more choice than ever when it comes to bedding down
Family travel: Meeting Santa Claus
Is it too late to book a Finnish Father Christmas experience? We mull over where to go and the best time to do it
Family travel: Ranua, Finland
Sledding and snowballs, Father Christmas and the odd trip down a ‘hole’. What more can you ask for in a snowy Finnish adventure in Lapland?
Family: Six snow adventures
Pick a wintry holiday to suit even hard-to-please teens, from seeing Santa to husky-sledding.
The (not so) rough guide to Lapland in winter
Where to find that festive Lappish landscape
Rooms under £100: Helsinki
Scandi style and playful decor inspired by epic tales make the Finnish capital a compelling destination for an autumnal break.
Long weekend: Åland Islands
For an alternative slice of Scandinavia head to the Åland Islands in Finland — an autonomous archipelago defined by its eccentric inhabitants, extraordinary landscapes and excellent cuisine
Moomin Mayhem: In the footsteps of Tove Jansson
Head to the Finnish homeland of Moomins author Tove Jansson to find out what inspired her surreal creation.