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Finland
Culture, places to visit and food in Finland, all in one place.
On the Atlas20 venues on the map
Places to visitTop 89 places and attractions
Food20 classic dishes
RestaurantsTop 39 places to eat
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Top places to visit
Helsinki, FinlandSuomenlinnaUNESCO-listed 18th-century sea fortress spread across islands at the entrance to Helsinki harbour.Helsinki, FinlandHelsinki CathedralWhite neoclassical Lutheran cathedral with green domes, towering over Senate Square.Rovaniemi, FinlandSanta Claus VillageChristmas-themed village on the Arctic Circle where visitors can meet Santa Claus year-round.Helsinki, FinlandTemppeliaukio ChurchLutheran church carved directly into solid rock and topped with a copper dome.Savonlinna, FinlandOlavinlinnaWell-preserved 15th-century castle on a rocky island, host of the Savonlinna Opera Festival.Lakeland, FinlandLake SaimaaFinland's largest lake, a vast labyrinth of islands and home to the endangered Saimaa ringed seal.Helsinki, FinlandUspenski CathedralRed-brick Orthodox cathedral with golden cupolas, the largest in Western Europe.Rauma, FinlandOld RaumaUNESCO-listed wooden town centre, one of the largest in the Nordic countries.From the Atlas
Museums, galleries and venues
- Amos RexArt · Helsinki
- Architecture and Design Museum HelsinkiMuseum · Helsinki
- Ateneum Art MuseumArt · Helsinki
- Finlandia HallArchitecture · Helsinki
- Finnish National Opera and BalletMusic · Helsinki
- Finnish National TheatreTheatre · Helsinki
- Helsinki Music CentreMusic · Helsinki
- Kiasma Museum of Contemporary ArtArt · Helsinki
- Suomenlinna Sea FortressArchitecture · Helsinki
- Temppeliaukio ChurchArchitecture · Helsinki
- Alvar Aalto MuseumArchitecture · Jyväskylä
- Sibelius HallMusic · Lahti
Taste
Food of Finland
FinlandKarjalanpiirakkaRye crust pasty with rice porridge, topped with egg butter.FinlandLohikeittoCreamy salmon soup with potato, leek and dill.FinlandPoronkäristysSautéed reindeer with mashed potato and lingonberry.FinlandKalakukkoFish and pork baked inside a sealed rye loaf.FinlandMustamakkaraTampere blood sausage eaten with lingonberry jam.FinlandKarjalanpaistiSlow-braised pot of beef, pork and lamb with root vegetables.FinlandHernekeittoThick pea soup traditionally eaten on Thursdays with pancake.FinlandLihapullatMeatballs in cream gravy with potato and pickled cucumber.Eat out
Restaurants in Finland
Helsinki, FinlandOloHarbourside restaurant by Market Square serving modern Finnish tasting menus built on seasonal produce.Helsinki, FinlandPalaceTenth-floor dining room with harbour views, known for refined Nordic cooking and classic service.Helsinki, FinlandSavoyRestaurant with a 1937 interior designed by Alvar and Aino Aalto, serving Finnish and French classics.Helsinki, FinlandGrönSmall Punavuori restaurant known for vegetable-focused Nordic menus using foraged and farmed produce.Helsinki, FinlandInariIntimate restaurant combining Nordic ingredients with Japanese and French techniques in tasting menus.Helsinki, FinlandOraTiny chef's-table restaurant serving a single seasonal Finnish tasting menu.Helsinki, FinlandKappeliGlass-walled 19th-century café-restaurant in Esplanadi Park, a Helsinki meeting place since 1867.Helsinki, FinlandSea HorseOld-school Helsinki restaurant since 1934, known for fried Baltic herring and Finnish home cooking.Travel
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