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Traveling Finland is going to discover an authentic and preserved nature. Fragmented by more than two thousand lakes, covered three-quarters of the boreal forest and fringed with an archipelago of over 180 000 islands, this country has a unique terrain. In winter, covered with a thick mantle of snow, hypnotized by the aurora borealis of the polar night, the country offers a calm and silence fascinating. The return of light and the endless days of summer turn the whole country.

Saint-Pétersbourg Helsinki, the small St. Petersburg
Helsinki, at the crossroads between Northern Europe and Russia, is notable for its neoclassical architecture must, as St. Petersburg, the architect Engel. It is a city rich in colorful markets and live, its cafes terraces drenched in summer sun, its parks near the sea

Lapland Adventure
The Lapland region is a mythical buried under snow in winter. Summer and winter, travel to Lapland is an adventure: 80 ° C to 100 ° C in a sauna and – 20 ° C outside. We went there to live the North, under the midnight sun or in the permanent night. The Lapland is also home to the most famous Finn, Santa Claus and his reindeer herds!

The archipelago of the 40 000 islands
On the southwest coast, Turku, the old historic capital at the time of Swedish rule, is surrounded by an archipelago of thousands of islands: 40 000 islands of all sizes. Unique in Europe, the archipelago also enjoys the best sunshine in the Nordic countries!

The land of a thousand lakes
Called the land of a thousand lakes, Finland has more than 187 888, a true blue labyrinth of lakes, islands, rivers and canals, interspersed with forests. It is the eastern part of the country, aptly named the Lakes Region, which is the most famous, Lake Saimaa to the town of Kuopio.

Nature and outdoor activities
In Finland, nature is everywhere: vast forests, lakes and rivers, islands and hills. Summer and winter, the Finns take advantage of this kind. A wide variety of activities awaits you: canoeing or fishing on one of the thousands of lakes, biking or hiking in the many national parks, but also golf, bird watching, rafting.

The magic of the midnight sun
In summer, as short qu’intense, transforms nature in a few days. If the summer day is very long in Helsinki (18h day), the midnight sun occurs in Lapland, between June 6 and July 7 in Rovaniemi. The sun descends on the horizon, the twilight … and resumed its course in the sky without disappearing, it’s already dawn!

The polar night and northern lights
Imagine a winter night blue with drape polar aurora borealis. Ballet magic light in the sky of winter. Winter in the magical atmosphere, where the white cover and silence the vast forests of the country, and Tunturi Lapland tundra.