Cinnamon sticks, white nights and Finnish saunas. What more could you wish for?
1. There are many beautiful forests here.
This photo was taken in the Koli National Park in eastern Finland.
2. And the magnificent lakes.
View from the 75-meter Puyyo TV tower in the central part of the country.
3. And you will not find such a variety of food anywhere else.
Mushroom row in the market square in Helsinki.
4. Here you can enjoy delicious fried fish.
Summer cafe in Kuopio.
5. Finns spend their summer vacation in cozy wooden houses.
Classic Finnish cottage.
6. And what could be better at the end of a long working day than a hot Finnish bath?
7. Is that to plunge into the lake after the sauna.
8. A tiny, tasty strawberry can be found under each bush.
9. In summer in Finland, a mushroom paradise.
10. Finns are very fond of and widely idle summer solstice.
At the end of June, the Finns gather in their summer cottages for families, invite friends, burn bonfires and fry shish kebabs to celebrate the summer solstice.
Great bonfire in honor of the summer solstice.
11. This photo was taken at 3 am.
In the summer, the sun hardly sets, and in Finland there are white nights.
12. And in the north of Finland for two months the sun does not come at all.
13. In winter it is even more beautiful here.
14. You will see such scenery while traveling by train.
View from the window of the train Oulu-Tampere from west to south of Finland.
15. And in Lapland you will observe the northern lights.
Northern Lights in Inari.
16. Here you can spend the night in the traditional home of the Eskimos - the igloo.
Hotel Kakslautannen (Village of Iglu) in the north of Lapland.
17. Or in a snow hotel.
Hotel from the snow in Lapland.
18. And there is nothing more tasty than sausages cooked on an open fire in the snow.
19. In Finland you will never get hungry.
Try Karelian patties - baskets stuffed with rice. Well, ooooochen is delicious!
20. And having tasted the famous buns with cinnamon, you will feel at the top of bliss.
You will understand that you did not try anything better than Finnish rolls with cinnamon and cardamom.
21. Instead of the usual Easter, Finns eat chocolate eggs.
Easter chocolate eggs Mignon has been produced by Fazer, one of the largest confectionery companies in Finland for more than 100 years. Their peculiarity is that the nut nut is poured into the egg shell, and a chocolate egg covered with a real shell is obtained.
22. Black candy with licorice, or as it is called in our country - licorice, is a typically Finnish delicacy with an unusual sweetish-salty taste.
A variety of sweets with licorice - Salmiac - owes a kind of taste and name to the content of ammonium chloride (in Finnish "sal ammoniac").
23. Wherever you go, everywhere you are surrounded by magnificent nature.
National Park "Koli".
24. Here is the Moomin-Troll Country.
On the island of Kailo in southwestern Finland, there is a themed Moomin Park dedicated to the heroes of books by Tuve Jansson.
25. Helsinki is probably one of the most beautiful capitals in the world.
Cathedral of St. Nicholas - Cathedral in Helsinki.
26. Here you can wander for hours on the Design Quarter.
27. Not to mention the bookstores.
28. The monument to Sibelius, reminiscent of a huge soaring body, amazes imagination.
29. In Helsinki, you can find many interesting architectural objects.
One of the churches is cut right in the rock.
30. Just look - what a beauty!
Assumption Cathedral - Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin.
31. It is here, in Lapland, that Santa Claus lives.
The amusement park "Santa Claus Village" in Lapland.
32. Alpine skiing is one of the most spectacular sports.
33. And hockey is probably the most exciting.
34. Finns know a lot about tango.
The Finnish tango is a kind of Argentinean. In Finland, the annual tango festival is held.
35. In the north of Finland, you can cross the Arctic Circle.
36. Nothing soothes, as a ski walk on a snow-covered, ice-covered lake.
37. And if you want to cheer up, then there is nothing better than rowing in the spring when the ice melts.
38. The sight of melting ice is amazing.
39. Here you can see the reindeer in its natural habitat.
40. And if lucky, then elk.
41. And even a brown bear!
Brown bear in Kuhmo, in the east.
42. And on the islands of Turku it is simply beautiful!
43. In fact, take a look - it's great!
44. Every summer in the fortress of Olavinlinna (Olafsborg) is an international opera festival.
The Savonlinsky Opera Festival has been held annually for over 100 years by this northernmost stone castle of the Middle Ages.
45. If you want to be alone, go for winter fishing.
46. A walk on the dog sled will bring a lot of impressions.
47. Such a set is free of charge from the state for young parents at the time of the birth of a child.
48. Well, and if you have a wife, compete, who will quickly deliver it in your arms.
In Finland, the annual championships are held with the wives.
49. Finnish design is minimalist and functional.
The collection of glass "the father of Scandinavian modernism" and the founder of the modern school of design Alvar Aalto.
50. You can at least the whole house staffed products of the company Marimekko - in bright stripes or large flowers.
51. Here you can listen to a good heavy rock.
52. In Finland it is not always possible to determine whether you are on the shore of a lake or the sea.
Do you think this is a lake? No, this is the Gulf of Finland.