A trip combining culture-packed Helsinki and the nature-filled archipelago of Barösund is the perfect break with young kids, ...

HELSINKI, FINLAND—Yle News reports that divers have been investigating a shipwreck in the shallow waters close to the Suomenlinna fortress area of Helsinki, where six fortifications were built ...

We took a whole day to explore Suomenlinna (suomenlinna.fi), a fortified Unesco World Heritage Site island built by the Swedes when Finland was part of its kingdom in 1748, then battered by wars ...

Cue Suomenlinna Island. Built during the Swedish ... (Photo by David Dickstein) Turku is Finland’s No. 1 summer destination, but registers barely a blip as an international cruise port.

Finland is known as the land of a thousand lakes and is arguably ... you can wander the harbourfront or take a boat out to the Suomenlinna Sea Fortress. There is a range of pretty green parks and ...

Finland’s stylish capital (and the country ... The best way to see this in action is to spend the day island hopping with visits to Suomenlinna, Lonna, and Vallisaari. While each island ...

In just 20 minutes using the HSL Ferry you can be at Suomenlinna, a UNESCO World Heritage site on the coast of Helsinki. This sea fortress was first built in 1748 by Sweden and has served to defend ...

One of the wonderful things about hitting retirement age is having the flexibility in your schedule to go out and explore the ...