Places lottalita Wants to Go

Home to the finest collection of peasant boats in Finland.

This island castle now hosts a world-famous opera festival.

Visit Finnish architect Matti Suuronen's first UFO-shaped home.

Dedicated to the outnumbered Finnish forces who pushed back Soviet forces during the conflict.

More than 200 eclectic sculptures surround the artist's home.

The last permanent exhibit dedicated to the Soviet leader.

A beautiful Arctic museum and nature center preserves the culture of the Sámi people.

Finland's oldest astronomical observatory once played a crucial role in seafaring and timekeeping.

A little-known sculpture park of contemporary environmental art in a Lapland forest.

Crawling into this primordial cave may feel disconcertingly familiar.

Roughly 17 million letters to Santa have found their way to this Arctic Circle post office.

If you visit Santa's village, you can get your passport stamped to show you crossed into the Arctic Circle.

This lake-bound geographical marker sits at the point where three European countries intersect.

Hidden deep in a forest is this geological wonder carved by glaciers.

A replica of the home of a famous fictional troll family.

The tiny, studious rodents greet visitors to the National Archives of Finland.

A collection of collections ranging from dentistry to minerals.

A small island dotted with old, historic Finnish buildings.

Menacing or in memoriam, the Silent People and their meaning are left to interpretation.