Updated June 2020 I mean, are there even any fun things to do in Helsinki? Is Helsinki worth visiting? I could have sworn I had heard that Helsinki was just cold and gray, no? No. Though I think it's definitely true that a lot of people don't know how vibrant and ...
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Staying at the Arctic TreeHouse Hotel in Rovaniemi, Finland
I've been wanting to go to Rovaniemi for years now, and when I looked on Booking.com for Rovaniemi hotels I recognized the Arctic TreeHouse Hotel from photos I had seen on Instagram. So I figured it would be the perfect place to spend the night. It's funny to think how ...
Staying in a Northern Lights Cabin in Finland Is Just As Magical As You Think
I've traveled to Finland a lot more since moving to Norway than I had expected to. I mean, I've always loved Helsinki, but otherwise Finland didn't used to feature too heavily in my travel daydreams. Well, except one place: staying at a Northern Lights cabin in Finnish ...
Ruka & Kuusamo: Winter in Lapland at Its Best
Hold onto your seats, I'm about to make a big statement: I think winter in Finnish Lapland might be prettier than winter in Norway. Or maybe it's just a Lapland winter thing? So maybe Northern Norway is equally beautiful. Or even more so? What I do know is I used to think I ...
I’m Jealous of Finland And The Reason Is Turku
It's funny sitting down to write this post, because after spending a couple of weeks in Helsinki last year I kept saying how jealous I am of Finland's ultra hip yet somehow also totally laidback capital city. I mean, I like Oslo just fine, but I secretly (maybe not so secretly) ...