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Train Travel in Wintry Finland

Finland isn’t the cheapest of destinations, even with the convenience of the Euro. Accommodation, activities and food costs can really eat up a lot of your Finnish travel budget. That’s why I...

4 comments    travel trains finland
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Ice Fishing Near the Finnish Arctic Circle

I've been fishing a few times before, but usually from a boat, or water I could stand in, or using a huge fishermen's net. So heading out to go ice fishing in Finnish Lapland, just shy of the Arctic Circle, in...

3 comments    travel finland ice fishing
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Visiting Santa Claus in Finnish Lapland

Having a white Christmas had been a dream of mine for most of my life, so when I holidayed in Finnish Lapland’s main city Rovaniemi in late December, visiting Santa Claus was right at the top of my...

0 comments    travel santa claus finland
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Winter Activities in Northern Finland

Northern Finland is definitely where I finally understood the phrase “winter wonderland”. Although the daylight hours are very short near the Arctic Circle in winter, the range of unique activities...

1 comment    travel winter finland
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Snowshoe Walking in Finnish Lapland

During my white Christmas stay in Rovaniemi in Finnish Lapland, I really wanted to get out into the snowy landscape without the roar of a snowmobile. It was thus I turned to the Arctic Safari company to take...

1 comment    travel finland lapland
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Is Santa Claus Real?

Children sometimes pose this question?Some adults are not sure as well.But,all would love to meet the real Santa,sporting a long white beard,and laughing,Ho,Ho,Ho.....!!! Well you are in for a surprise!Santa...

2 comments    family children fun
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land of the midnight sun

I have now lived here in Helsinki for nearly ten years,although i speak very little of the language. Being a native English speaker, it tends to make you very lazy to learn a different language,but over here...

12 comments    life travel church
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