Places marasta215 Wants to Go

This disused church, left to the elements of the Arctic Circle's forests is open for exploration.

In the Hugging Tree Forest, lingonberry marshmallows, hot chocolates, and the best campfire lattes north of the Arctic Circle come to you.

A small island dotted with old, historic Finnish buildings.

The smallest restaurant in the world.

Finnish lake, and scene of an infamous murder mystery.

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

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

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

An abstract monument to a symphonic composer.

Crawling into this primordial cave may feel disconcertingly familiar.

Villas that once served as playgrounds for the rich now fall away in decay.

A collection of collections ranging from dentistry to minerals.

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

This irregularly shaped sea fortress has defended not one but three different sovereign states.

Quality time with reindeer in the stunning scenery of their natural Lappish habitat above the Arctic Circle.

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

An alien church provides much needed silence in the midst of a Finland shopping center.

This fantastical icy castle is built anew every winter.

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

A subterranean house of worship carved right out of the bedrock.

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

One of the most poignant ruins of the Chornobyl nuclear disaster, the local football team's stadium has been quickly reclaimed by nature.

The largest catacomb system in the world.

An old-fashioned school with interesting grounds and deep history, including the original Mito Castle gate.