Top Things to Do in Helsinki: Insider Tips for Your Next Finland Trip
Summer or Winter, here are our insider tips for what to do in Helsinki.
The Oslo to Bergen train: what to expect on one of Europe's great rail journeys
The Bergen Railway crosses the roof of Norway in around seven hours, connecting Oslo and Bergen across a landscape that shifts from forested valley to high Arctic plateau to fjord country. Here is what to know before you travel, and how this journey fits into a longer experience of western Norway.
Meeting the Sámi, the indigenous people of the Nordic region
The Sámi are the only indigenous people of the European Union, with communities across northern Norway, Sweden and Finland. Meeting them, and learning about a culture that is contemporary rather than frozen in the past, offers a way of understanding the north that landscape alone cannot. Here are some suggestions for where and how to do that, on terms that respect it.
Off-Season Magic in the Baltic Countries: Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania
Explore the quiet charm, cultural depth, and seasonal beauty of the Baltic States of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.