Finland Christmas Markets

In recent years, the Finnish Christmas Markets, especially those in the capital Helsinki and the town of Rovaniemi, have become an attraction for tourists who arrive in Finland during the weeks leading up to Christmas. Finland’s best-known Christmas Market is the one that takes place in the capital Helsinki in the garden avenue of the Esplanadi, but the true Christmas ...

Helsinki – capital of Finland – overlooking the Baltic Sea, just in front of the Estonian capital, Tallinn, which is only 80 km. The city was founded in the sixteenth century by the Swedes under the name of Helsingfors. Helsinki in 1812 became part of the Russian Empire, the city was rebuilt by the Russians to give her the role ...

Rovaniemi – the capital of Finnish Lapland – is located near the Arctic Circle at 66 ° 30 ‘ north latitude. The city is surrounded by nature’s wild north, between forests and grasslands, which are covered with snow in winter, the snow falls here for 180 days a year, making the landscape typical of Christmas. In winter, here you can ...