Places to visit in Finland

Helsinki is a modern European cultural city with a population of over half a million, whose urban cosmopolitan lifestyle exists in perfect harmony with nature. Surrounded by the sea and its own exotic archipelago, Helsinki offers visitors an endless number of possibilities. Rovaniemi lies in the vicinity of Arctic Circle; thereby between hills of Korkalovaara and Ounasvaara, at confluence of ‘Kemijoki River’ and ‘Ounasjoki River’, i.e. its tributary. On the 1st of January, 2006, this city and ‘Rovaniemen maalaiskunta’ got consolidated in to one. Oulu , with a population of 130,000, is the largest and one of the fastest growing cities in Northern Finland . Its location at the mouth of the Oulu River made it accessible for both trade and invasion.The summer in Oulu is warm and bright with very long days. In the middle of summer, at times, there is light throughout the night. The average temperature is 20°C. But, the Arctic winds blowing in from the se...