Uusikaupunki, Finland – Bonk Museum is clever, but definitely one of the oddest museums I have been to. It details the history of the fictitious Finnish company, Bonk Inc, from its early days producing the hallucinogen Garum from anchovy relish,…
Vanha Rauma
Rauma, Finland – Vanha Rauma, or Rauma Old Town, is a sweet collection of wooden houses clustered around an old town square. There are actually more than 600 wooden structures here, dating from the 18th and 19th centuries, earning this…
Aboa Vetus & Ars Nova
Turku, Finland – Old artefacts & new art at the exceptional Aboa Vetus & Ars Nova museum in Turku. Aboa Vetus (Old Turku) draws you underground to Turku’s medieval streets, showcasing some of the 37,000 artefacts unearthed from the site.…
Turku Castle
Turku, Finland – The star attraction of Turku is the 1280 Turun Linna, or Turku Castle. It’s a fantastic medieval fortress (the largest in Finland), with dungeons, banquet halls and plenty of nooks and crannies.
Polar Bear Club
Nauvo, Finland – Here comes the Polar Bear Club!
Archipelago Trail
Korpo, Finland – Daddio and I cycled a piece of the glorious Archipelago Trail. This 230km circular route traverses the Turku Archipelago, starting and ending at the old capital. Cycling is on smooth country roads that provide glimpses of fields…
Turku Archipelago
Nauvo, Finland – The grandparents have arrived! And look where we are! We have rented a house on the island of Nauvo (Nagu in Swedish) in the Turku Archipelago. An awesome 20,000 islands and skerries make up this chain, although…
Aalto Center
Seinäjoki, Finland – Aalto keskus means Aalto center. In Seinäjoki, it refers to the cluster of civic buildings — town hall, library, theater, church — all designed by Alvar Aalto. (This definitely a candidate for inclusion on the Alvar Aalto…
Pakka Adventure Park
Kalajoki, Finland – Imagine a treetops obstacle course, with tight ropes, slack lines, rope ladders, hanging bridges, zip lines, and all manner of challenges. That’s what you get at Pakka Adventure Park. These types of outdoor adventure parks are opening…
Lohilaakso Fish Restaurant
Kalajoki, Finland – If you like the idea of sitting at a pond-side picnic table and feasting on freshly smoked salmon that you caught yourself, here is a place that you can do it. Even if you don’t know how…