Country guide
Finland
Lakeland summers under the midnight sun, Lapland's northern lights and husky trails, and saunas as a way of life.
Currency
EUR
Language
Finnish
+ Swedish
English
Everywhere
Payment
Cards everywhere
Power
Type C / F
230 V, 50 Hz
Dialing
+358
Destinations
Helsinki
A Nordic design capital on the Baltic where the public sauna and the sea swim are ordinary city life.
✓ best May-SepPorvoo
Finland's best-kept wooden old town, with red riverside storehouses an hour from Helsinki.
✓ best May-SepRovaniemi
Santa's hometown on the Arctic Circle, with aurora, husky trails and a town Alvar Aalto rebuilt after the war.
✓ best Jun-AugSavonlinna
A medieval castle standing in the lake, with opera in its courtyard all summer.
✓ best May-SepTampere
Finland's sauna capital: an old mill city on a roaring rapids, with a lake on either side.
✓ best May-SepTurku
Finland's oldest city, with its medieval castle and cathedral on one river.
✓ best May-SepClimate zones, month by month
Finland has 6 distinct climate zones. The right month depends on where in the country you're going.
Helsinki →
✓ Best May-Sep · ✗ Avoid Nov-Mar
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Porvoo →
✓ Best May-Sep · ✗ Avoid Nov-Mar
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Rovaniemi Lapland →
✓ Best Jun-Aug · ✗ Avoid Oct-Apr
Watch for Jan-Feb extreme cold risk
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Savonlinna Lakeland →
✓ Best May-Sep · ✗ Avoid Oct-Mar
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Tampere →
✓ Best May-Sep · ✗ Avoid Nov-Mar
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Turku →
✓ Best May-Sep · ✗ Avoid Nov-Mar
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