This “country of thousands of lakes” annually attracts lots of foreign visitors by its beautiful northern nature, ice hotels, numerous ski-resorts and absolutely delicious local cuisine, which is based on various fish dishes.
Among all the tourist attractions that are waiting for the visitors here, the most interesting are fishing on the banks of the picturesque local lakes, perfect shopping conditions, small, cozy towns, multiple fortresses and ancient churches and, of course, the main tourist destination of the country, the capital of Finland, the city of Helsinki.
Among the popular winter attractions are the visiting of Santa Claus village, skiing, staying at the cozy cabin straight in the middle of the winter forest, admiring the incredibly beautiful northern lights and many many other things.
Besides the capital of the country, the list of the largest local cities include the cities of Kuopio, Tampere, Turke, Rovaniemi, Lathi, Imatra and Oulu.
There is about 60 churches that are spread all over the city of Helsinki - most of them are rather popular among the foreign travelers. Besides that the capital of the country has various museums and art galleries that will also be interesting to visit for the foreign visitors.
The city of Rovaniemi is a proud owner of one of the best zoos in Europe and a residence of Santa Claus and his little helpers.