This functioning parish church is also the site of many concert performances due to its wonderful acoustics.

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

The world's northernmost ice hotel.

This Finnish town on the Arctic Circle is trademarked as the Official Hometown of Santa Claus.

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.

A 246-foot-high revolving restaurant rises unexpectedly from a forested Finnish hilltop.

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

A cathedral resurrected from the ashes of one of Europe's greatest urban fires.

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

These enormous, stern-faced statues greet visitors with lanterns, and sometimes costumes.

A small island dotted with old, historic Finnish buildings.

An abstract monument to a symphonic composer.

These historical landmarks stand as reminders of the evolution of animal care and conservation.

A giant gorilla made of used car tires used to sit sentinel over a Helsinki college campus.

This insurance company building reminds customers that witches, bears, and gnomes are out there, best be insured.

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

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

This restaurant combines two Finnish traditions in one place: warm-weather relaxation and outdoor carpet-cleaning.

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

This church also serves as a lighthouse complete with a beacon.

The last surviving submarine from a strange chapter of Finnish history.

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