Winter, Spring, Summer or Fall - The Home of Santa Has It All!

Add the Finnish natural environment to a national insistence on comfort and quality and you get a unique and winning combination – at any time of the year. In a world that is acutely aware of the value of natural environment and fresh, unpolluted air, Finland’s attractions are increasingly obvious.

Even better, Finland’s treasures, though extremely different from season to season, can be shared at any point on the calendar. Far from being a time to withdraw and simply plan for the summer, for example, winter is when many of Finland’s most exotic opportunities come to the fore. Reindeer safaris, ice swimming, icebreaker cruises, downhill skiing, snowboarding, the spectacular Northern Lights, castles of ice and snow, warm shops and restaurants and other urban comforts in which to retreat at the end of an active day, and all of it set against the sparkling backdrop of a frost-bound, pristine winter landscape: as a winter destination, Finland is hard to beat.



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	ABC Good Morning America Show in Finland One of the major American TV-networks ABC brought their "Good Morning America" show to Finland. You can see some interesting footage through this link from Sampo Icebreaker, Kemi Snow Castle, a cooking demonstration, some Finn fun and even an interview with Jorma Ollila (former CEO of Nokia). Read more


	Look at Finland Summer 2009 VisitFinland has launched an Interactive Virtual Publication (LAFon the Net) of the latest Look at Finland summer 2009 brochure. This 76 page brochure features sections including Bizarrely fascinating Finland, Live as the Finns do, Take exercise and feel good, Enjoyable city breaks, Southern Finland ... Read more


	What's Best in Helsinki - Vote and Win! Helsinki is blended culturally from East and West. A modern European cultural city whose urban cosmopolitan lifestyle exists in perfect harmony with nature. Surrounded by the sea and its own exotic archipelago, Helsinki offers visitors an endless number of possibilities. Check out the nominees! Read more


	"Kalevala" epic as exhibition at Ateneum Museum in Helsinki 27 Feb – 9 Aug 2009 To celebrate the 160 years of the Kalevala, Ateneum Art Museum presents the most extensive show of Kalevala art seen in decades. The display features more than 200 works from almost sixty artists, all inspired by the Finnish national epic. Read more


	Finnish flavors experience a reneissance Scandinavian simplicity, arctic flavors and pure, organic ingredients. Home cooking, original recipes and reinventing traditions. Helsinki, and Finland, may today proudly present themselves on the global culinary map. And most likely the trend will continue: young people take an interest in food as ... Read more


	Naturegate opens up a view to nature Finnish online service, NatureGate (www.naturegate.org) offers an internationally unique image library with thousands of scientifically accurate images of Finnish plants, birds and butterflies with information on their habitat. Freely accessible service is now available in six languages and is expan ... Read more


	Santa Claus preparing for summer, Korvatunturi Workshop already tidied Everyone knows that Christmas is a very busy time for Santa and the elves, but there’s also quite a lot of goings on in during the summertime in Korvatunturi. Read more


	World Premiere: Bearcam featuring the brown bear Finnish online service BearCam allows you to admire Europe’s greatest carnivores, the brown bears (Ursus arctos) as they awaken from winter hibernation. Starting May 1st live videos will present the wild bears from the taiga forest in Eastern Finland, near the Russian border. Read more


	Carry Your Wife and Throw Your Phone! The Finnish love of sport, from motor sports to ice hockey, is well established. Now the country is earning a reputation for a whole programme of less conventional and often downright eccentric competitions held throughout the year. Read more


	Nature A veritable maze of inland waterways, with a profusion of bays, headlands and islands, sometimes opening out into broader waters, extends across the country but is especially dense across the eastern areas. The lakes are linked by rivers, straits and canals and offer opportunities for a variety of Read more


	Make Your Own Helsinki Experience! Are you interested in culture or shopping? Travelling with family or friends? With the help of the new portal www.helsinkicard.fi, you can quickly and easily build a programme that suits your interests and companion. Read more


	Finland on NASA's 'Top Ten' Photos Aurora Borealis and lights in Finland, Russia, Estonia and Latvia are featured in this digital still picture taken by the Expedition 11 crew aboard the International Space Station. Aurora Borealis picture is one of the Crew Earth Observations 'Top Ten' Photos from the International Space Station Ast ... Read more


	Finnish Design In the 1950s and 1960s, Finnish Design won global fame. The breakthrough came at the Milan Triennial in 1951, when Finland was awarded six Grand Prix prizes, four honourable mentions, seven gold medals and eight silver medals. At the following triennial Finland took a quarter of all awards on off Read more


	Finland - Discover a Nordic Treasure, Give Finland a Try – at Any Time of the Year Add the Finnish natural environment to a national insistence on comfort and quality and you get a unique and winning combination – at any time of the year. In a world that is acutely aware of the value of natural environment and fresh, unpolluted air, Finland’s attractions are increasingly obvious. Read more


	Finnish Design Idols Go WILDerness Design House IDOLI in northernmost Lapland, near Ivalo airport and Saariselkä ski resort, has claimed its place as an informative and exotic showroom of Finnish Design. Read more


	Music and Dance Finns are addicts of every kind of visual and performing art and entertainment, and visitors are spoiled for choice in terms of exhibitions, cultural events, musical shows and concerts. Discotheques and pubs have replaced a large number of typical Finnish dine-and-dance restaurants. However, there a ... Read more


	Finnish Festival Summer is Preparing for Its Bloom White nights of the Finnish summer are full of events. Below are just some of the highlights to guide you to your favorites. Most festivals have published their programs on the web. For more information about festivals in Finland, www.festivals.fi Read more