Country guide
Finland travel guide
Finland shows up in 1 curated route on TripsCircle, with 3 destinations and 24 hand-picked places along the way. Its route is filed under adventure. It runs 7 days end to end.
- Destinations
- 3
- Places
- 24
- Curated routes
- 1
- Trip lengths
- 7 days
- Routes favor
- Nov – Dec
Where our routes go in Finland
Tap a dot to open that destination's guide.
3 destinations in Finland
Ordered by how many of our curated routes stop there, then by how many places we have picked.
Best of Finland
Our curated picks by theme, drawn from the places our route editors chose for their routes.
Places worth planning around
A short sampler from the 24 places in Finland, starting with those featured on the most of our routes.
SeeAleksanterinkatu Christmas Street
Helsinki's main shopping street, hung with Christmas lights every year since 1949.
SeeArktikum
Science centre and Regional Museum of Lapland under a 172-metre glass gallery, covering Arctic nature, Sámi life and the northern lights.
- Do
Holiday Club Saariselkä Spa
Spa hotel in the village centre with indoor pools, slides and saunas open to day visitors.
EatCafé Ekberg
Helsinki's oldest bakery café, opened in 1852, on Bulevardi.
SeeLumberjack's Candle Bridge
Rovaniemi's landmark bridge over the Kemijoki, its pylon topped by a glowing lamp meant to recall a log-floater's candle.
- Outdoors
Kaunispää
438-metre fell above the village with a summit restaurant, ski slopes and an open northern horizon for auroras.
Curated routes through Finland
One curated route stops here. Open it for the day-by-day plan.
Best time to visit Finland
Our route here recommends Nov – Dec.
Climate averages (NASA POWER, 2001–2025) for 3 of our destinations here: July is the warmest month, with average highs near 66°F (19°C), and January the coolest at about 19°F (-7°C). July is the wettest, around 3.5 in (89 mm) of rain, and February the driest at about 1.5 in (38 mm).
NASA POWER is a gridded model (roughly 50 km cells), so coastal and mountain spots read as regional averages.
Weather by destination
Getting around Finland
Legs between consecutive stops on our routes. Distances are straight-line estimates, not driving distances.
- Rovaniemi → Saariselkäabout 225 km (140 mi) straight-line
- Saariselkä → Helsinkiabout 925 km (575 mi) straight-line
Planning a trip to Finland
How many days do you need for a trip to Finland?
Our curated route here is planned as a 7-day trip. Shorter visits work if you focus on one or two destinations.
What are the best places to visit in Finland?
Going by how often our route team includes them, the most-featured destinations in Finland are Helsinki, Rovaniemi and Saariselkä. Helsinki alone has 9 hand-picked places in our guides.
When is the best time to visit Finland?
Our route here recommends Nov – Dec. NASA POWER averages put the warmest weather in July and the most rain in July.
Where can I find the best things to do in Finland?
See our curated picks: top things to do in Finland, chosen from 11 places in our curated routes.
Nearby countries
Take your crew to Finland
Start from one of our Finland routes in TripsCircle, then shape it together: shared itinerary, polls for the big decisions, split expenses and packing lists.