Northern Europe
Finland
The top 5 natural landmarks of Finland — real photos, locations and fascinating facts for every wonder.
LakesLake Saimaa
southeast Finland
Saimaa is a lake located in the Finnish Lakeland area in southeastern Finland. With a surface area of approximately 4,279 square kilometres (1,652 sq mi), it is the largest lake in Finland, and the fourth-largest natural freshwater lake in Europe.
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Finland's largest lake, a labyrinth of bays, islands and channels.
ForestsKoli
North Karelia
Koli National Park is a national park in the municipalities of Joensuu, Lieksa and Kontiolahti in the North Karelia region of Finland. It covers 30 square kilometres (12 sq mi) of forested hills on the western shore of Lake Pielinen.
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Forested hills above Lake Pielinen, a muse for Finnish painters.
WeatherFinnish Lapland
northern Finland
Lapland is the largest and northernmost region of Finland. The 21 municipalities in the region cooperate in a Regional Council.
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Arctic wilderness of snow, reindeer and the northern lights.
IslandsArchipelago Sea
southwest coast
The Archipelago Sea is a part of the Baltic Sea between the Gulf of Bothnia, the Gulf of Finland and the Sea of Åland, within Finnish territorial waters. By some definitions it contains the largest archipelago in the world by the number of islands, estimated at around 50,000, although many of the islands are very small and tightly clustered.
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A sea holding one of the densest island groups in the world.
ForestsPyhä-Luosto
Lapland
Pyhä-Luosto National Park is a national park in Lapland, Finland. It was established in 2005 when Finland's oldest national park, Pyhätunturi National Park, was joined to Luosto.
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Finland's oldest fells, rounded by two billion years of erosion.