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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Finland

93 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Finland

Updated December 24, 2025
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Unusual Attractions in Finland

Kakslauttanen Arctic Resort

Saariselkä, Finland

Kakslauttanen Arctic Resort

Rent out a glass igloo to watch the Northern Lights like you live in the future.

Helsinki, Finland

Temppeliaukio Church

A subterranean house of worship carved right out of the bedrock.
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Helsinki, Finland

The National Library of Finland

Architecturally stunning library serves as the hub of Finnish scholarly life and culture.
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Helsinki, Finland

Götan Maailma

A lovingly curated curio shop in which the taxidermy wear newspaper party hats, and peanut shells are spread across every surface.
Kamppi Chapel

Helsinki, Finland

Kamppi Chapel

An alien church provides much needed silence in the midst of a Finland shopping center.
The Snow Castle looms over the Bothnian Bay in 2006

Kemi, Finland

Kemi Snow Castle

This fantastical icy castle is built anew every winter.

Ruokolahti, Finland

Kummakivi Balancing Rock

Legend has this precariously placed rock was placed by giants. Science has another explanation.
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Sirkka, Finland

HaliPuu's Campfire Barista

In the Hugging Tree Forest, lingonberry marshmallows, hot chocolates, and the best campfire lattes north of the Arctic Circle come to you.
The tower on a sunny winter day.

Kuopio, Finland

Puijo Tower

A 246-foot-high revolving restaurant rises unexpectedly from a forested Finnish hilltop.
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Stories About Finland

This 1882 engraving of Ragnarok, the Viking doomsday, shows Odin mounted on a horse and fighting the wolf Fenrir.

7 Stories That Show Just How Metal the Nordics Are

From Viking werewolves to snacking on pickled ram's testicles, Europe's northernmost countries are badass.
by Roxanne Hoorn
September 27, 2024
Pinecone confections are surprisingly popular in cold climates.

In Nordic Countries, Pine Foods Have Evergreen Appeal

What was once famine food is now fine dining.
by Kirstin Fawcett
May 31, 2023

How Are These Trees Floating Over a Finnish Road?

A photo archive reveals clever camouflage techniques, and highlights the strange position of NATO’s newest member, during World War II.
by Andrea Prada Bianchi
April 27, 2023

Podcast: Luomus Spiders

The tale of a Scandinavian museum's 50-year infestation with Chilean recluse spiders.
by The Podcast Team
October 26, 2022
The ship first known as the Viking Sally was once a floating pleasure palace, part of the Baltic’s “cruiseferry culture.”

The Curse of the Viking Sally, the Baltic’s Most Ill-Starred Ship

The one-time floating pleasure palace left a legacy of murder and maritime disaster in its wake.
by Michael Hunt
October 6, 2022
The Glanville fritillary is common throughout most of Europe and parts of northern Africa.

These Butterflies Full of Wasps Full of Microwasps Are a Science Nightmare

Accidentally released on a Finnish island 30 years ago, the parasites are spreading.
by Patrick Barkham
October 11, 2021
The endangered Saimaa ringed seal has adapted over time to both fresh water and the presence of humans.

The Uncertain Future of Finland's Rare Freshwater Seals

The animals face threats from climate change, fishing, and a tourism boom, but their biggest advocate remains hopeful.
by Michael Hunt
June 16, 2021
The Itäkeskus swimming hall doubles as an emergency shelter beneath Helsinki.

How Cold War Fears Helped Create Helsinki's Subterranean Paradise

The Finnish capital's city-within-a-city has a church, a hockey rink, and stockpiles of life-saving supplies.
by Michael Hunt
March 22, 2021
Aerial image of Vietnam, displaying the picturesque rice terraces, characterized by their layered, verdant fields.
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