What people search for most before travelling to Finland.
What’s the best time to travel to Finland?
The months with the fewest warnings to travel to Finland are March and from August to October.
What to see in Finland in a week?
The essentials of Finland: Helsinki, Rovaniemi, Turku, Tampere and Levi. How many places fit into your days, and in what order, depends on your dates and how you get around: the Bagintravel app plans your trip day by day in a minute.
What to eat in Finland?
Salmon soup (lohikeitto), Sautéed reindeer (poronkäristys), Karelian pasties, Rye bread (ruisleipä), Korvapuusti, Leipäjuusto. To eat like a local: a covered market (kauppahalli) or a lunch buffet (lounas).
What is the typical dish of Finland?
Karjalanpiirakka. Karelian open pasties: a thin rye crust filled with rice pudding, spread with egg butter. They’re eaten for breakfast all over Finland.
What should you not do in Finland?
Don’t go into the sauna without showering first. In traditional single-sex saunas you go in without a swimsuit; in mixed ones, with one. Don’t underestimate the cold in Lapland: without thermal layers, a hat, gloves and snow boots, an excursion gets very tough. Don’t chase reindeer for photos: almost all of them have owners and graze freely. On the road, slow down: they cross without warning.
When can you see the northern lights in Finland?
In Lapland the season runs from late August to early April, when the nights are dark. You need clear skies and to get away from lights; November to February has the most hours of darkness, and March combines northern lights, snow and more daylight.
What’s the weather like in Finland in December?
Cold, with very few hours of daylight: in Helsinki it’s usually around zero, and in Lapland it’s typically well below zero, with snow. It’s the season of Father Christmas in Rovaniemi and of the northern lights.
Is Finland expensive to visit?
It’s one of Europe’s pricier countries, especially eating out, alcohol and Lapland activities (huskies, reindeer, snowmobiles). It helps to stay somewhere with a kitchen, eat the lunch buffet (lounas) and book activities in advance.
Rovaniemi or Levi?
Rovaniemi is the capital of Lapland: it has an airport, Santa Claus Village and a huge range of activities. Levi is a smaller, quieter ski resort, with slopes and nature right there. With children and at Christmas, Rovaniemi is the easiest choice.
Where is Finnish Lapland?
It’s Finland’s northernmost region, much of it above the Arctic Circle. Its gateways are the airports of Rovaniemi, Kittilä (for Levi) and Ivalo (for Saariselkä and Inari).
Is it worth travelling to Finland in November?
You can go, with a few caveats: grey november. If you want snow and northern lights, head up to Lapland or go between December and March.
