Visit Finland

Visit Finland, as part of Business Finland, works to develop Finland’s travel destination brand, markets Finland to travelers abroad and helps Finnish companies in the travel industry go global. Visit Finland cooperates with businesses in the travel industry around the world, travel destinations & regions in Finland and other export promoters and embassies.

Finland, the happiest country in the world, offers unique experiences from northern lights to midnight sun, great design and architecture to cultural events and festivals and a wide variety of outdoor activities in summer and in winter. Destinations include Lapland, Lakeland, Helsinki and Archipelago & Coastal area.

To be inspired by Finland and for latest news, please visit www.visitfinland.com.

Watch webinars about all four regions here: https://www.gotostage.com/channel/visitfinland.

Read also about Visit Finland´s holiday campaign here: www.sayitwithsanta.com

Happy Holidays!

Frequently Asked Questions:

When is the best time to visit Finland?

It depends on what you want to experience: for plenty of snow and winter activities, December to March is the best time. For springtime sun and the revival of nature after the winter, April to May is the period. For long and warm summer days and plenty of events, opt for June, July and August. For autumn leaf colour, visit in September-October. .

Do Finnish people speak English?

Most of the Finns understand English and many speak fluently English, especially the young people as everyone learns English at school in Finland.

When and where can I see the Northern Lights?

In northern Lapland the lights shine about every other clear night between August and April. In southern Finland they are visible on about 10-20 nights a year. Auroral activity peaks often occur at the beginning and the end of the season.

How about the Midnight Sun?

In Utsjoki, the very north of Finland, the sun stays above the horizon for more than two months between mid-May and late July. In southern parts of Lapland, the sun stays up constantly for a month in June-July. However, nights are white throughout the country for most of the summer.

What about temperatures – how cold does it get and will there be snow?

During the winter months, temperatures can drop as low as –35 degrees Celsius. Luckily, this is not the norm: regular winter temperatures fall somewhere between –5 and –15 C. In the summer, it gets as hot as 30 degrees Celsius, sometimes even more. Normal summer temperature is a bit over 20 degrees C. During January and February, there is almost always snow in northern and eastern Finland. Even if there’s little snow in Helsinki, there’s often up to a metre or more on the skiing slopes of Lapland. The snow season in northern Finland begins in November and lasts at least until April-May. In the inland regions of southern and central Finland, the first snow falls at the beginning of December and melts during March.

What should I wear?

If you are planning a winter visit, get a warm, padded winter jacket. Thermal underwear, a warm hat, thick socks and gloves help out a lot when temperatures drop below freezing. If you have trouble finding winter gear where you come from, don’t worry – everything can be purchased in Finland. Warm clothing is included in guided safaris and other winter excursions. In the autumn and spring, waterproof footwear comes in handy if you intend exploring the outdoors. In the summer, casual wear is pretty much the same as in other parts of northern and central Europe – light trousers, shorts, tee-shirts and so on.

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