Finland
Thousands of lakes, endless forests, design-led cities, sauna culture, glass igloos, Northern Lights, the midnight sun, reindeer and Santa Claus. Finland blends peaceful wilderness with Nordic wellbeing and design.
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Why travel to Finland with 50 Degrees North?
Finland is a country where nature, wellbeing and thoughtful design sit in rare balance. Vast forests, thousands of lakes and a deep connection to the outdoors make it a quieter kind of travel: calm, restorative, and closer to how Finns actually live than to any highlight reel.
It is consistently ranked the happiest country in the world, and the reason is instructive. The appeal lies not in excess but in simplicity: clean air, peaceful landscapes and a culture built around nature, wellbeing and time spent outdoors. As Secrets of the happiest country on Earth in Traveller explores, that quiet contentment is closely tied to time outdoors and a strong sense of community.
Our team designs Finland in-house, building journeys that reveal the country's landscapes and culture through experiences that matter rather than a checklist, from design-led cities in the south to the Arctic wilderness of the north.
What makes a 50 Degrees North Finland journey different?
Lapland and the Arctic north
Northern Finland is where winter travel comes into its own: the northern lights, snow-covered forests and the slow rhythms of the Arctic. Many journeys include stays in design-led glass igloos, reindeer encounters, and visits to Santa Claus' home region in Lapland.
Sauna and wellbeing culture
The sauna sits at the heart of Finnish life, and experiencing it is one of the more genuine ways to understand the country. Our journeys build in the chance to, from lakeside cabins to contemporary spa hotels.
Design and modern Nordic living
Helsinki is one of Europe's great design capitals, known for its architecture, museums and creative culture, and southern Finland carries that design sensibility into how it relates to nature. In How Finland makes simplicity the ultimate luxury, Luxury Travel Magazine points to peaceful log cabin retreats in Nuuksio National Park, the art and design heritage of Fiskars Village, and understated eco-architecture such as The Barö in the archipelago.
Nature and the freedom to roam
Finland's forests, lakes and national parks invite hiking, canoeing, wildlife watching and quiet exploration. This is a landscape that asks you to slow down, and the journeys we design are built to let you.
When is the best time to visit Finland?
Finland changes completely with the seasons, and each one offers a different trip. Winter is the Arctic at its most striking: the northern lights, snow-covered forests, husky sledding and the deep quiet of the north. Spring brings bright days, thawing landscapes and returning wildlife. Summer is the season of the midnight sun, lake swimming, island hopping and outdoor festivals. Autumn turns the forests to colour, the season of berry picking and peaceful wilderness.
Travel with us and experience Finland through its peaceful landscapes, Nordic design and the quiet pull of nature.