Although we travel a lot, we may not travel enough in our neighbouring countries. We recently spent a few days in Finland, and we couldn't help but reflect on our closest neighbour to the east. Do you agree or disagree? Feel free to tell us!
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Last Friday, we checked out the mini caravans and motorhomes at Caravan Helsinki, the motorhome and caravan fair organised in conjunction with the Matka travel fair. The coolest thing we saw at the fair was the silver Lifestyle Camper mini caravan from Ukraine.
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It's time to tell you about Matka 2019! Matka is the largest travel fair in the Nordic region and offers an excellent opportunity for travel inspiration. If you are a travel blogger, the fair is also a good opportunity to keep up to date with what is happening in the travel world, to find potential partners, and to meet other travel bloggers.
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The Suomenlinna sea fortress in Helsinki is an exciting historical attraction, offering a large dose of Swedish, Russian and Finnish history. Boats run regularly from Helsinki to the fortress, and we spent several hours here yesterday in the gloriously cold winter weather.
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This weekend we visited Caravan, a motorhome fair in Helsinki. The fair was organised in connection with the big travel fair Matka, at Messukeskus in Helsinki. So, what can you find at a Finnish motorhome fair? We found out!
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The Matka travel fair in Helsinki is not only Finland's largest travel fair, but the largest travel fair in the entire Nordic region. We arrived in Helsinki by plane just before lunchtime yesterday, and then we hung out at the fair for most of the day.
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Should you choose ferry or flight to Helsinki? As you may know, we are travelling to Helsinki today and we naturally asked ourselves this question. Ferry or flight? Our choice landed on a flight for a number of different reasons, at least this time. How do you reason when travelling to Finland? Do you prefer to take a ferry or do you prefer to travel by plane?
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Yesterday we went on a day cruise to Åland with Eckerölinjen. Peter's dad turned 80 and we had been told that he and Peter's mum would go on a cruise with Peter's uncle. The three sons (Peter and his brothers) decided to surprise us by secretly appearing on the boat with their wives and children ...
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Outside Espoo, not far from Helsinki, you'll find the Haltia Nature Centre. To come here is to really experience Finland's nature, without having to travel very far from the capital. This is our final post from our trip to Finland in January 2016 - join us in the bitter cold, ancient Finnish mythology and... rippling summer streams.
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Can you eat well in Finland? What do you think of when you hear "Finnish food"? I guess I used to think of Karelian pies, carrot box or maybe some bland everyday meat and potato dish. But now I know that Finnish cuisine has more to offer than that.
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