Places moonlightpearls Wants to Go

These large stone piles are ancient burial sites.

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

The door to the museum holds a unique artifact from the Finnish Civil War.

Every summer, an open-air swimming pool appears at the base of a Finnish city's beloved winter attraction.

Extraordinary animals sculpted from leftover junk.

This once-mighty brick factory is now a unique museum experience.

The last permanent exhibit dedicated to the Soviet leader.

In the waters outside Helsinki, a tiny island once used as a military outpost now welcomes visitors.

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

Finland's northernmost zoo is home to the country's only polar bears.

The tallest lighthouse in the Nordic countries was also the site of a bloody World War II battle.

These 5,000-year-old cave paintings provide a glimpse into prehistoric Finnish life.

This intricately spiralling forest was created as a monumental work of art.

The church's remarkable frescoes incorporate Finnish artist Hugh Simberg's trademark themes of death and the supernatural.

On a small island, a replica of a Finnish village from the Iron Age.

Finnish lake, and scene of an infamous murder mystery.

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.

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

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

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

A collection of collections ranging from dentistry to minerals.

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

A small island dotted with old, historic Finnish buildings.