Places Pupuliini Wants to Go

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

An abstract monument to a symphonic composer.

One of the oldest structures in Helsinki is this burrow grave that dates back to the Bronze Age.

Crawling into this primordial cave may feel disconcertingly familiar.

These lakeside pictographs were some of the first pieces of prehistoric artwork found in Finland.

Finnish lake, and scene of an infamous murder mystery.

A long-disputed lighthouse built on the wrong side of a Finnish/Swedish island.

One man's journey to return a stone to its point of origin after 200,000 years.

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

Fortifications built for a Soviet invasion that never came now sit abandoned in a losing battle against nature.

These Finnish rapids have been attracting tourists for over a hundred years and are now released with the push of a button.

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

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

An incredibly durable timepiece glows beneath shoppers' feet.

This misspelled graffiti reappears every time it is removed.

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

This cairn marks the only place where Central European Time, Eastern European Time, and Further-eastern European Time meet.

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

This fantastical icy castle is built anew every winter.

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

The site of one of the most profitable silver mines in the world, reclaimed by Lake Superior.

This log house sits in the remote Canadian wilderness, and holds a mysterious tale of the trapper who built it.

Ancient indigenous sculptures steeped in history and shrouded in mystery.

America's silhouette includes 100 square miles of wilderness jutting into Canada thanks to an old mapmaking error.