Category: Finland

Sometimes on a trip, when things are unplanned, you have a serendipity you could never plan if you tried. We were driving through forests on road 13 in the Lake District in Central Finland, off of E 75, when we …

O’Karva Rinta Raventola (Restaurant) in Kivijarvi, Finland, looks like an old cement fortress or castle with two WWI canons in front, so it is rather ominous looking. You enter through a strange hallway which is dark and turns, like a …

The farther a traveler goes north in Finland the more captivating is the lure of going on to the Artic Circle and Lapland. Driving northeast from the Baltic coast and Kemi, Finland, where we had viewed the crown of the …

At the town of Pyhasalmi, Finland , our travel adventures brought us to a wonderful discovery. The Brass Bell Roadhouse Restaurant on Highway E75. We had a delicious meal of weinerschnitzels and steaks, potatoes and vegetables. Two people ate well …

The North wind is biting cold, so we can readily see why saunas are so important, even in summer. In Finland there are enough saunas for all five million inhabitants to be in one at the same time, and the …

Setting out north of Rovaniemi, we had a short drive to Santa Village, which is what most tourists come to Rovaniemi to see. This tourist attraction is located right on the Arctic Circle, adding to the feeling that one has …

Jyvaskyla is about four hours’ drive Northwest of Helsinky, and if you are not on a cruise ship and confined to the coast, it is worth a visit. We were concentrating on the arts and crafts of the area and …