Backpacking Finland: 9 best places to visit
The most rewarding stops for backpackers in Finland, ranked and mapped — and real routes through them, written by travellers who went.
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Helsinki
Uusimaa
Design capital by the sea.
2
Rovaniemi
Lapland
Santa and the Arctic Circle.
3
Lapland
Lapland
Auroras, huskies, snow.
4
Turku
Southwest Finland
Old capital and archipelago.
5
Nuuksio National Park
Uusimaa
Forest escape near Helsinki.
6
Porvoo
Uusimaa
Red-shore wooden old town.
7
Levi
Lapland
Top ski-and-aurora resort.
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Aland Islands
Aland
Swedish-speaking Baltic isles.
9
Koli National Park
North Karelia
Iconic lake-view hills.
Backpacking routes through Finland
Real trips through Finland, drawn on maps by the people who took them.
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