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New Rough Guide to Finland description
Rough Guides has published their first Finland guide book ‘The Rough Guide to Finland'. Previously Finland was included in the guidebook about Scandinavia.
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See fall colours explode at Urho Kekkonen National Park description
by Pete Balding
Nature's kaleidoscope dazzles visitors at Urho Kekkonen National Park in September. Whether you're a serious trekker or a casual stroller the colours are all around you. -
It is perfect time for annual crayfish parties! description
The annual crayfish party is the culinary highlight of the year for many Finns. Any unnecessary snobbery is abandoned as the crayfish are enjoyed with bare hands and by sucking and slurping the delicious meat from out of the red shells. Essential ingredients of a successful crayfish party are merry mood and schnapps songs. Cheers!
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Unique late evening concerts at the heart of Espoo's cultural life description
The Organ Night and Aria Festival will celebrate its 25th anniversary in Tapiola Church in Espoo, Finland. The concerts, held on Thursday nights throughout the summer, will present a versatile programme of music from opera arias to great works of church music performed by some of Finland's top artists.
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Quirky saunas in Lapland description
Finland is a land of over two million saunas and Lapland is a home to the most unusual of them all: world's first sauna gondola, world's largest smoke sauna and a steam room made of snow.
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The new city break & cruise programme from Tallink Silja, Blue1 and SAS offers a fascinating holiday combining three Nordic capitals with a cruise across the Baltic Sea all year round.
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Top 10 restaurants in Helsinki and other parts of Finland description
Viisi Tähteä ("Five Stars"), leading restaurant trade publication in Finland, has announced its 2010 list of "50 Best Restaurants in Finland," with the award-winning Chez Dominique leading the way for the sixth straight year. Bistro concept together with regional super ingredients was a megatrend this year. All the best restaurants have a strong interest in top-quality raw materials and regional cuisine.
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Summer feelings in Finland description
Hi guys,
Last summer we were hanging around in a place called Finland. Our trip to this land of lakes and forests was quite an experience. Here's a short film we made there. Have a look and get inspired!
ps.The soundtrack is by a Finnish band SISTER FLO... -
Fishing portal now open also in German description
The eagerly awaited Fishing Tourism Portal is now open at www.visitfinland.com/fishing. This site about fishing in Finland has been set up as a microsite within the country portal and the pages are initially available in Finnish, English, Russian and German.
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World Design Capital 2012 Helsinki embeds design in life description
Helsinki will be the World Design Capital of the year 2012. The designation was announced by the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (Icsid) at the Icsid World Design Congress 2009 in Singapore on 25 November 2009.
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