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Helsinki
Finland's capital, Helsinki, is a city with elegant Neoclassical
architecture and many fine museums and galleries. There's also a vibrant
nightlife, with a great variety of pubs, clubs and free rock concerts.
To get a taste for some Finnish and Swedish bands, a venue to try is the
Tavastia.
Rovaniemi
Rovaniemi lies on the edge of the Arctic circle and if you're there
around midsummer you can see the Midnight Sun. People also go there to
visit the Santa Claus Village, just outside town, where you can meet the
man himself 365 days a year.
Tampere
Tampere, in the south, is a manufacturing city known as the Manchester
of Finland, due to its combination of an industrial past and a large
student population. Factory owners paternally supplied culture to the
workforce and thus a vigorous local arts scene was born - now kept alive
by the energetic students.
Savonlinna's Opera Festival
Opera buffs should head to Savonlinna for the month-long opera festival
in July, but make sure you book well ahead and bring plenty of cash. At
off peak times of the year the town, draped across several islands, is
extremely relaxed and a very restful place to be.
The Lake Region
Finland has no less than 187,888 lakes and they are clean, blue and full
of fish. The scenery is superb, including the breathtaking Punkaharju
Ridge, which is said to have the healthiest air in the world. |
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