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Travellers Finland (Travellers - Thomas Cook)
Travellers Finland - Travellers - Thomas Cook Author:Jon Sparks "Travellers Finland" provides in depth coverage of Finland's predominantly natural charms that attract around 2.5m tourists a year. The rather sedate capital, Helsinki, has a population of just 890,000, but boasts dozens of art galleries and museums, ultramodern cafes, bars and restaurants. The rest of the country is ideal for lovers of lakes, f... more »orests, wildlife, skiing, skating, trekking, fishing and sailing. The highlights include: in summer, the sun shines 24 hours a day, in winter night takes over; Finns deal with this through a love of strong spirits, an addiction to saunas; exotic ingredients to foods can include reindeer and elk meat, snow grouse and pickled salmon; overwhelming buffets are popular for breakfast and lunch - herring, eggs, bread, cereals, cheese, sliced meats, soups, pancakes and fruit; February 1 to March 31 - Lapland - see the Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis); and June - Rovaniemi - Jutajaiset (the Festival of Nightless Nights) is celebrated in the Arctic Circle with traditional songs, costumes and dancing. This place has international flights to Helsinki from 48 UK and Ireland airports, to Oslo from 40 airports, to Tampere from 13 airports and to Turkey from 45 UK and Ireland airports.« less