Finland’s capital is often overlooked in winter, when many travelers assume darkness and cold outweigh the rewards. That ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Nikel is a travel writer covering cruising and Scandinavia. Despite low temperatures and snow underfoot, life goes on during ...
Finland in winter isn’t for everyone. But for those looking for a truly different kind of trip, it’s an incredible ...
The cold wasted no time letting us know we’d crossed the Arctic Circle. We’d just stepped off the bus at Santa Claus Village, a largely outdoor mall themed around the holiday gift-giver. It was ...
In the deepest darkness of winter, Finland reveals a softer kind of light. A snowshoe trek in Oulanka National Park shows why ...
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — An architect-designer in southern Finland has returned to a frozen lake with a snow shovel to draw a large animal on the ice for the sixth year in a row, creating an artwork that ...
I shared my love of my favorite sport while realizing a childhood dream.