| Geographically, Finland is located in the | | | | Finland, like Kittila Ski penthouse in Finnish Lapland, |
| northernmost part of the European continent, | | | | Kittila Hotel, Kittila Sky Studio, Holiday Home in |
| between Russia and Sweden. It is bordered on all | | | | Tampere, Kuopio holiday Apartment in Lake |
| sides by the Gulf of Finland. The country has a | | | | district, and Radisson Sas Marina Palace Hotel, |
| 1,250 km coastline. It has some plains with small | | | | Finland. |
| lakes and mountains. | | | | The Midsummer festival is always welcomed by |
| Historically, it is interesting to note that according | | | | the Finnish people. The Sun does not even set at |
| to archeological evidence, signs of human | | | | night. Nature is at its best in Finland summer. On a |
| civilization have been found in Finland about | | | | summer evening Finns happily sit and relax on the |
| 100,000 years ago. | | | | jetty of their lakeside cottages. A sailing trip in the |
| Finland has a highly industrialized, free-market | | | | extensive Turku Archipelago in Europe with its |
| economy, with per capita income comparable to | | | | 20,000 islands offers a memorable experience. |
| U.K, France, Germany and Italy. Its key economic | | | | The tourists can stay overnight in the impressive |
| sector is manufacturing - wood, metals, | | | | lighthouse of Bengtskar or visit a sheep farm in |
| engineering, telecommunications, and electronic | | | | Pargas. The lighthouse is persistent and resilient as |
| industries. | | | | Finland itself. In the sheep farm handicrafts made |
| Helsinki, the capital of the Republic of Finland, is a | | | | from sheep wool, autumn colors, ancient |
| sparkling city, which is having popular tourist | | | | mythology and craft traditions of the Archipelago |
| attractions like Finlandia Hall, the Olympic Stadium, | | | | are present. In autumn, huge flocks of cranes or |
| the massive underground church, gracious Senate | | | | large swans fly across corn fields. They will return |
| and Market Squares, Uspenski Cathedral, and | | | | to Finland the following summer. |
| Sibelus Monument, a memorial to the Finland's | | | | The tourists will hardly hit congestion in Finland, |
| greatest composer. From Helsinki, a Baltic ferry | | | | whether on the roads, at airports, or on trains. |
| service is available to go to Sweden across the | | | | They can plan along the arterial roads that run |
| sea. | | | | across the country or make detours to truly quiet |
| Other important tourist attractions are:o Lahti - | | | | scenic beauty of country roads. Finland has a |
| northeast of Helsinki - ski resort town.o Jyvaskyla | | | | network of service stations, and along the arterial |
| - through Finland's Lake District.o Oulu - city | | | | road there is a network of service stations that |
| located on the shores of Gulf of Bothnia.o | | | | are open through the night. Service stations |
| Rovaniemi - south of the Artic Circle - a great | | | | generally have at least cafes, though most of |
| tourist destination, museum, theater, Santa Claus | | | | them serve full meals also. Finland's fleets of trains |
| workshop and reindeers | | | | are quite speedy and adequate for the tourists. |
| There are a number of Holiday Rentals available in | | | | |