Jokela, Finland
Jokelan Tiilitehdas Brick Factory
This once-mighty brick factory is now a unique museum experience.
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Jokela, Finland
This once-mighty brick factory is now a unique museum experience.
Oulu, Finland
An incredibly durable timepiece glows beneath shoppers' feet.
Kauhajoki, Finland
Extraordinary animals sculpted from leftover junk.
Lahti, Finland
Every summer, an open-air swimming pool appears at the base of a Finnish city's beloved winter attraction.
Oulu, Finland
The grandest stage for the world's foremost masters of invisible instruments.
Ranua, Finland
This bed and breakfast is steeped in history and offers guests a unique way to experience nature—glass igloos on a frozen lake.
Porvoo, Finland
A rare octagonal brick beacon on an isolated island in the Baltic.
Joensuu, Finland
One of the world's most unusual events combines headbanging and needlework.
Hammarland, Finland
A long-disputed lighthouse built on the wrong side of a Finnish/Swedish island.
Rosala, Finland
The tallest lighthouse in the Nordic countries was also the site of a bloody World War II battle.
Ranua, Finland
Finland's northernmost zoo is home to the country's only polar bears.
Kirkkonumm, Finland
This abandoned villa of makeshift buildings was once the home of dancer Elis Sinistö.
Turku, Finland
A cathedral resurrected from the ashes of one of Europe's greatest urban fires.
Jääkäri, Finland
These 5,000-year-old cave paintings provide a glimpse into prehistoric Finnish life.
Tampere, Finland
The last permanent exhibit dedicated to the Soviet leader.
Raahe, Finland
More than 200 eclectic sculptures surround the artist's home.
Kittilä, Finland
A lumberjack in Finnish Lapland did not want to cut down his Arctic pines, so he offered them up to be adopted by nature-lovers.
Tampere, Finland
The church's remarkable frescoes incorporate Finnish artist Hugh Simberg's trademark themes of death and the supernatural.
Hanko, Finland
The etchings on this narrow channel between two islands bear witness to maritime travelers who have passed through since the Middle Ages.
Turku, Finland
Pigduck of Turku.
Imatra, Finland
These Finnish rapids have been attracting tourists for over a hundred years and are now released with the push of a button.
Ylöjärvi, Finland
This intricately spiralling forest was created as a monumental work of art.
Oulu, Finland
This lonely rock has been turned into a character loved and feared by children.
Inari, Finland
This cairn marks the only place where Central European Time, Eastern European Time, and Further-eastern European Time meet.